Random Thoughts

[Allifunn]

Did that clear it up, then?

(I STILL can't get effect and affect right, so I just avoid them altogether most of the time.)

I think so....


affect refers to emotion
effect refers to a result
Thus an affect ensues because of an effect....

 

[NoHall]

I think so....


affect refers to emotion
effect refers to a result
Thus an affect ensues because of an effect....

That's the first explanation of affect/effect that has ever made sense to me...thanks!

 

[Beach Runner]

Reminds me of two emails I got last week. Most staff people are afraid when they send out a blanket email, thinking that some smart-alec faculty member is going to correct their grammar.

From: B
To: Faculty; Staff
Subject: City Water
I just received word from the city that the water to all parts of the college will be off tonight from 8:00 pm until 6:00 am Thursday morning. This will probably affect the houses in the neighborhood. I’m not sure how it will affect other properties. Hopefully I danced through the affect/effect conundrum correctly.
B

From: B
To: Faculty; Staff
Subject: FW: City Water
The effect from my dance through affect and effect has affected my ability to communicate effectively. The water will be turned off TOMORROW from 8:00 pm until 6:00 am Friday morning. I hope the confusion has not had an adverse effect on you.
B

 

[Allifunn]

From: B
To: Faculty; Staff
Subject: FW: City Water
The effect from my dance through affect and effect has affected my ability to communicate effectively. The water will be turned off TOMORROW from 8:00 pm until 6:00 am Friday morning. I hope the confusion has not had an adverse effect on you.
B

This is priceless!

 

[iwishiwasthere]

What constitutes an "antique"? Looking at furniture, pieces that I grew up with are represented as antique.

 

[NoHall]

What constitutes an "antique"? Looking at furniture, pieces that I grew up with are represented as antique.

My understanding is that a 20-year-old car is an antique. I'm not sure about furniture.

 

[Allifunn]

My understanding is that a 20-year-old car is an antique. I'm not sure about furniture.

Hail...a car is an antique the moment you drive it off the lot.....
I believe that anything older than 100 yrs. is considered an antique?
(did I use "than" correctly NoHall?)

 

[NoHall]

Hail...a car is an antique the moment you drive it off the lot.....
I believe that anything older than 100 yrs. is considered an antique?
(did I use "than" correctly NoHall?)

You're a quick study!

 

[Teresa]

I wish my town had the equivalent of SoWal.com ... today the woman co-anchoring the Gasparilla Pirate Invasion parade on our local NBC station was clearly drunk or on something, slurring her words, making no sense! It was so bad she was taken off the air near the end. She allegedly claims she had the flu. Unfortunately there is nowhere for people who watched the debacle to gather online and laugh at her ... if it had happened this afternoon in SoWal there would be 100 posts by now, at least!!

Thanks again Daddy-O!

tft - start your own community site for Tampa area! why not??? you would provide excellent content with your writing skills and experience with the paper, etc.

we'll be your sister site!

it's all decided then? I'm so excited!

 

[TooFarTampa]

tft - start your own community site for Tampa area! why not??? you would provide excellent content with your writing skills and experience with the paper, etc.

we'll be your sister site!

it's all decided then? I'm so excited!

Such an instigator.

Nice thought, but ... I can barely get the laundry done. Also it would help if I could draw interest to the site by taking beautiful photographs of one of the world's loveliest places. No can do.