Re: [PATCH] doc: replace jargon word "impact" with "effect"/"affect"
On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 06:05:32AM -0500, Felipe Contreras wrote:
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> Michal Suchánek wrote:
> > On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 04:06:56AM -0500, Felipe Contreras wrote:
> > > So... Can you answer my question?
> > >
> > > Do you have anything against the word "affect" in *any* instance?
> >
> > Yss, the Merriam-Webster dictionary also lists the meaning
> > "to cause illness, symptoms, etc."
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> I did not ask you if you could list one definition contrary to the
> intended purpose of the word "affect".
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> I asked you if you have something againt the word "affect".
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> We can use your same logic to find one definition for the word "impact"
> contrary to your intended purpose.
That's exactly the point you have been making, though.
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> That's not the intention of the question.
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> Felipe Contreras
Michal Suchánek <msuchanek@suse.de>