Sunday 12 August 2012

Standards, Folks, Standards!


*weeps*

It's 'effect'. 'Effect'!!!!

6 comments:

Richard said...

Sorry, Julia: it's "affect". Really.

"Effect" is the noun, and "affect" is the verb. You affect something, and cause an effect. There is a verb "effect", meaning to bring something about (to effect a change), but that's not what is meant here.

Hundred lines, my desk, tomorrow.

A K Haart said...

No you are right Julia. The headline uses "affect" as a noun. Only later is it used as a verb.

Bill Sticker said...

They actually paid someone for that page? Jesu sur une bicyclette!

JuliaM said...

"No you are right Julia. The headline uses "affect" as a noun. Only later is it used as a verb."

Whew!

JuliaM said...

"They actually paid someone for that page? "

A job trainee, I think!

Richard said...

Cripes, I'm supposed to know about this stuff. Humble appy polly loggies, Julia, you were right. I blame working nights, brain fade, age, decrepitude, whatever.