If you note any problems, let me know.
I’m liking it so far. Much improved re my dashboard. Can’t tell how members see it. There’s this lovely icon called ‘kitchen sink’ that has some hidden functions. Love the name.
Upgrade completed: looking good.
by CJ | Jul 8, 2011 | Journal | 4 comments
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Just logged in and read a bit. I don’t notice anything different on this end so far.
I’ll say that things seem to be “smoother”, if that makes any sense, but it could just be a placebo effect. (Affect? I hate trying to keep those two straight, and really think one should be outlawed from the English language!)
effect — noun. A special effect, an effect upon something or someone. Adj: effective; Noun: effectiveness;
affect — verb. To bring about a change in something or someone, sometimes including an emotional change or change in one’s feelings or perceptions. Noun: affection; Noun: affectation; Adj.: affected, to put on an appearance, especially to appear more than one is;
effect — verb. To effect change or cause change. Note there’s a subtle difference. Typically, someone or something affects something or someone else. Yet to effect is specifically to cause a thing to happen.
(Well, it was clear to me, anyway!) 😉
This is probably a case where knowing the Latin roots, prefixes, and endings gives a better idea of the nuance of meaning between affect and effect. Without an etymology handy, I’d guess “ad-” (to, at) + “fect-” (past tense or participial form of “facere,” to make or do); versus “ex-” (out, out of, outside) + “fect-” as already noted. The form, “fact-” is likewise a past participial form with a different spelling — unless I’ve got it wrong and “fact-” and “fect-” are from two different verbs. The Latins did occasionally have spelling differences for dialectal variants or short (possibly schwa?) vowels.
Uh, yeah, that’s what happens when you get a fussy editor / linguist type with extra time and a need to gab. 😉
I have also seen “affect” used as a noun ~Psychiatry an expressed or observed emotional response such as a “flat affect”.