Rostyslaw Lewyckyj wrote:
JeffM wrote:
JeffM wrote:
Hmmm. I've already used this analogy once today (elsewhere).
Sometimes it only takes ONE individual to affect a change:
<http://google.com/search?tbs=dfn:1&q=hung-jury>
Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
OK, so if I dedicate my life to making sure everyone knows
that it's "Effect change," not "Affect change," I can make a difference?
Or is it just that the world could(n't) care less? ;-)
You're expecting me to spell it correctly TWICE in one day?
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/2ee6f9793472c153?q=effect
Dreamer. 8-)
I may be mistaken but
Effect change means cause change whereas
Affect change means put on the appearance of change, where there really
is none.
Yes. "Affect change" can also mean "influence/modify change."
The hidden humour in using this as a comment on the points being made
by the critics and the defenders of the system in this thread,
should be noted.
Duly noted.
--
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
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