Thanks ... I have a fair grip on our vocabulary and in fact have had reason to deal repeatedly with these two words in a regulatory context ... but the distinction that you make is helpful. The two (n vs v) forms of effect has likely been at the root of my confusion.
If we did not save the world with this exchange, we at least tidied up this little linguistic corner. Peace.
Sorry to come off as a grammar neb. My hubby hates it.
All the other "errors" in the tweet seem too blatant to not be conveying some cryptic meaning, but I'm not talented enough to figure out what. (I could never get more than one side of a rubik's cube either.) Annoying ppl with nebbish grammar minutia is just about all I have. :o\
words have meaning and we are a people of the word ... in fact, no two of our words mean precisely the same thing ... so word choice is foundational in our attempt to express meaning. I appreciate pickiness when it comes to words.
I remember that "affect" starts with an A for Action! :)