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Subject: Re: [OM] All wrought up (was) IMG: Snow Again
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:48:52 +0000
Yes, it's crap, Andrew.

Chris

On 27 Jan 2011, at 21:39, Andrew Fildes wrote:

> Pedant note of the week -
> I've been puzzled by the rise of 'impact' as an active verb - as in 
> "Queensland has been severely impacted by floods." An ugly form, easily 
> avoided. Then the penny dropped. The correct term should be 'affected' but of 
> course, who knows the difference between affect and effect these days? Thus a 
> pusillanimous substitution is born.
> Andrew Fildes

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