Affect Effect

Thanks Josiah, I knew what they said in the video, but sometimes I have to stop and think before writing affect or effect in a sentence.
 
I do find these days, I'm having more and more problem with words such as this, used to be easy for me, not so lately, even when I review the rules time and time again, for reason, I do understand the knowledge just won't stick, so. No matter, sometimes I still have to recheck, same with then and than.
 

AprilT said:
I do find these days, I'm having more and more problem with words such as this, used to be easy for me, not so lately, even when I review the rules time and time again, for reason, I do understand the knowledge just won't stick, so. No matter, sometimes I still have to recheck, same with then and than.
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My language skills are disappearing at an alarming rate. That's one reason I started posting Word for the day.
 
Josiah said:
My language skills are disappearing at an alarming rate. That's one reason I started posting Word for the day.
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It's sad isn't, I know for me especially, because during my school years I was always an A to A+ student in English. My early years I also worked as a secretary and an executive assistant where part of my jobs were to insure my bosses' letter's were pristine. I can't tell you how bothered I have been by the deterioration of my writing skills, but, I'm having to not let it bother me as much anymore, as I know I can do only so much about it now, but, make corrections when I reread something and it clicks. People around me that want to make an issue out of it and judge before they think, well, I have to just say that's on them and let it be.

Good for you for keeping up on it and trying to stay on top of your English skills, nothing wrong with it if it is working for you. :thumbsup:
 
There are a few word pairs like effect and affect that I have always had trouble with. Normally I can conjure up a mental picture of the correct word in the context of the sentence, but words such as these will I fear always be troublesome to me.
 
Josiah said:
My language skills are disappearing at an alarming rate. That's one reason I started posting Word for the day.
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Josiah, if you hang around the internet long enough, spelling skills deteriorate because you keep reading the wrong spellings and it begins to imprint
on your brain. (This is just my opinion, btw.) I now have to stop and think about when to use than/then, for example. It was automatic before.
 
NancyNGA said:
Josiah, if you hang around the internet long enough, spelling skills deteriorate because you keep reading the wrong spellings and it begins to imprint
on your brain. (This is just my opinion, btw.) I now have to stop and think about when to use than/then, for example. It was automatic before.
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Not to mention reliance on spell-check, I just type a rough approximation and then pay no close attention to spell-check's correction
 
I will often type their when I mean they're, and your, you're, sometimes I catch the error ahead of time, sometimes not until I've seen in a post that's been quoted. I know the difference in these easily, but, when typing, I don't know, they just spring out across the keys by sound. to, too, two, where, we're as well.
 
That last one is one we don't have a problem with in the Uk...there's no such phrase as ''Let me alone''...but I've heard it used by Americans on an occasion or 3 :D
 
SifuPhil said:
Yeah, see, that only makes it more confusing. Looking at their examples I would have used the other word in many of them. :(
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Before looking at that page, I almost used to have a clear understanding of the differences in usage, now I have to start from scratch to get it back more clear, but, certainly not from those examples given on that site. :crying:
 
Yes, let me be is the same as allow me to be, whether it's leave or let, it's still allow me to be alone, get GTH out of my space why don't ya, pretty please with a cherry on top. :bowknot:
 
AprilT said:
Before looking at that page, I almost used to have a clear understanding of the differences in usage, now I have to start from scratch to get it back more clear, but, certainly not from those examples given on that site. :crying:
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I agree - I think sometimes education can have unintended consequences. ;)
 

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