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[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yes, and I'm not using xtter, but I'm still being effected by it. As is everyone on the planet.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

*affected. One is a noun usage (effect) and one is a verb usage (affect)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Effect can also be a verb. You can effect change, and thus affect people's lives.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Yes, true, but this is a lesser used form of Effect, and I thought it better not to muddy the waters for someone trying to learn the arbitrary rules we've assigned to one of the more difficult to understand languages in the world: English.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

exactly. which is why i shit on it and people using it at every opportunity

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Shitting on people is a lot less effective than showing them something better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

"something better" in this case is getting rid of the notion that microblogging is even something that anyone needs