> From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Pedant note of the week -
> I've been puzzled by the rise of 'impact' as an active verb - as in
> "Queensland has been severely impacted by floods." An ugly form, easily
> avoided. Then the penny dropped. The correct term should be 'affected' but of
> course, who knows the difference between affect and effect these days? Thus a
> pusillanimous substitution is born.
My favourite ugly meme is people saying "absolutely" when they mean
"certainly," although I guess the distinction is too subtle for most to care
about.
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