From: Felipe Contreras Date: Wed, 12 May 2021 02:48:10 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: replace jargon word "impact" with "effect"/"affect" Message-ID: <609b41ea9a75a_678ff2085d@natae.notmuch> In-Reply-To: <20210510173502.GH12700@kitsune.suse.cz> Michal Suchánek wrote: > On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 12:19:05PM -0500, Varun Varada wrote: > It refers to redundant changes to the codebase which do not improve it in > any way. This is not the codebase, and what does or not "improve in any way" the status quo is relative to who you ask. > > As for there being no distinction, there's no gradation within the > > semantics of this context; this doesn't change the semantics of the > > words themselves. Using "impact" when what is meant is just "effect" > > or "affect" is incorrect in all such instances. > > That's your opinion not shared by the authors of the text. How do you know? Have you asked them? Just because person A wrote text X doesn't necessarily mean they think their version is superior to any and all future suggestions of improvment. > The authority you refer to is MIT which is known for technical > brilliance but not as authority on linguistics. The MIT hosted Noam Chomsky for many decadates. Are you really arguing Noam Chomsky is not an authority in linguistics? -- Felipe Contreras