silent sigh

May 25

GAH!

AFFECT= VERB
EFFECT= NOUN

Can you smell that? It smells like proper grammar. Like it. Live it. And stop pissing me off.

eyepollution

  1. one-girl-in-all-the-world reblogged this from iamonlyamaid
  2. designinganervousbreakdown reblogged this from am- and added:
    This confused me too. Shouldn’t it be “Tumblarity affected the blogging habits….”? Affect is a verb meaning ‘to have...
  3. dontknowdontcare reblogged this from iamonlyamaid
  4. clarityunfiltered reblogged this from iambal and added:
    Booooo. I saw it, but I was heading out the door, so I paid it no mind. Gah, can’t even make a grammar mistake today....
  5. iambal reblogged this from clarityunfiltered and added:
    since this is a grammar post and all ;) *ducks*
  6. singasong reblogged this from silentsigh57
  7. vagarious reblogged this from am- and added:
    surprise I’m a zero. Thanks for the explanation!
  8. am- reblogged this from vagarious and added:
    missed you!! it’s based around your “recent activity” so the less you post, the lower it will be… not sure how long it...
  9. theboxer reblogged this from silentsigh57 and added:
    95% of the time, yes. But effect should be used as a verb meaning “to bring about”, i.e., Tumblarity effected the...
  10. isabelthespy reblogged this from silentsigh57 and added:
    Actually, effect can also be a verb, meaning “to make happen.” But, hardly anyone ever uses it this way (sadly, I like...
  11. fralusans-ana-marein reblogged this from tangledandguilty
  12. tangledandguilty reblogged this from silentsigh57 and added:
    except, of course, when “affect” is a noun and “effect” is a verb. ex. His affect makes me want to puke. He’s only that...
  13. getwhatyougive reblogged this from iamonlyamaid
  14. looselipssinkships reblogged this from silentsigh57 and added:
    AFFECT= VERB EFFECT= NOUN Can you smell that? It smells like proper grammar. Like it. Live it. And stop pissing me...
  15. iamonlyamaid reblogged this from silentsigh57