<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On 09.02.2012, at 19:52, Chris Leonard wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Dear Localizers,<br><br>Even native English speakers have troubles from time to time, so I thought I would throw this to the list to see if anyone has more confidence in the correct answer than I do.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
<div><div dir="ltr"><div>TimeLine activity:</div><div><br></div><div><div>/home/alan/Activities/TimeLine.activity/wx/tools/Editra/src/ed_menu.py:622</div><div><br>Should the string be:<br><br></div><div>Commands that affect an entire line</div>
<div><br>or<br> <br></div><div>Commands that effect an entire line</div><div><br></div>Note the distinction between affect and effect.<br><br>Any feedback would be welcome. <br><br>I have always considered Strunk and White's "Elements of Style" to be my reference of choice and so I lean towards "effect", but I am open to other opinions.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.bartleby.com/141/strunk3.html">http://www.bartleby.com/141/strunk3.html</a><br><br><font size="+1"><b>Effect.</b></font> As noun, means <i>result;</i> as verb, means <i>to bring about, accomplish</i> (not to be confused with <i>affect,</i> which means "to influence").</div></div></div></div></blockquote><br></div><div><br></div><div>"affect" would be correct.</div><div><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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