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azasadny 06-07-2007 08:33 AM
Oh, I forgot...

Calling your spouse your "old lady" or "old man", that's just so "trailer park", it makes me physically ill when I hear it...

svandamme 06-07-2007 11:40 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by JanusCole

EDIT: If anyone can give me an easy way to remember when to use "affect' vs "effect" I'd really appreciate it. I'm so paranoid about getting it wrong that I simply avoid using either word.

affecting
"wind affects burning wood"

effect
"the effect of wind on burning wood, is that the wood burns faster with bigger and hotter flames"

Overpaid Slacker 06-07-2007 01:11 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by JanusCole
When it hits my ears, it produces a painful cognitive dissonance effect in my brain...

;)
He's got it! I feel like 'enry 'iggins!!!

JP

craigster59 06-07-2007 01:22 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by azasadny
Oh, I forgot...

Calling your spouse your "old lady" or "old man", that's just so "trailer park", it makes me physically ill when I hear it...
That's why I call her "The ol' ball and chain"...

72doug2,2S 06-07-2007 01:26 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Overpaid Slacker
He's got it! I feel like 'enry 'iggins!!!

JP
Go'on!

cashflyer 06-07-2007 03:10 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Overpaid Slacker
Affect = Verb -- I'd remember it like A is an upside-down V (for verb)
Effect = Noun -- Try "Side effect" -- obviously a noun, to remember that "effect" is the noun.
Except for the rare, but correct usage of Affect as a noun and Effect as a verb.

The following link can help you with this and other linguistic conundrums.
http://wsu.edu/~brians/errors/affect.html


BTW: hose pipe :D

TerryH 06-07-2007 04:05 PM
The irony here cracks me up. In online poker, they come up often.

You stupid looser!
You stupid retart!
Smart move genious!

Then there's these simple words that baffle so many.

They're
There
Their

Loose
Lose

Choose
Chose

Brake
Break

I blame NASCAR for dumbing down the nations youth. They talk some serious hick. LOL

msk1986911 06-07-2007 06:31 PM
Using "irregardless" instead of "irrespective"; incorrectly using "infer" when "imply" is correct and vice versa

ikarcuaso 06-07-2007 07:43 PM
"Vice-uh versa", instead of the correct "vice versa" (like vice president)

red-beard 06-08-2007 01:44 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by JanusCole
Was your ex from New England? I've heard that bizarre backwards-speak around here. But I've never heard it anywhere else.

When it hits my ears, it produces a painful cognitive dissonance effect in my brain...

;)
Central Massachusetts

If you know the town: Ware, MA

She had a few other classics:

"I don't give two $hits!"

or her best:

"I don't give two $hits to the wind!"


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