Re: [PATCH] doc: replace jargon word "impact" with "effect"/"affect"

From: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date: May 12, 2021, 11:05 UTC
Message-ID: <609bb67c96463_70eac2089d@natae.notmuch>
In-Reply-To: <20210512100855.GA8544@kitsune.suse.cz>

Michal Suchánek wrote:

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> 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."

I did not ask you if you could list one definition contrary to the intended purpose of the word "affect".

I asked you if you have something againt the word "affect".

We can use your same logic to find one definition for the word "impact" contrary to your intended purpose.

That's not the intention of the question.

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Felipe Contreras

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