tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post2132038569189823467..comments2024-01-28T05:49:46.861-05:00Comments on Janet Sumner Johnson: Dear Grammar NaziJanet Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-13738490816292127932010-06-10T15:11:04.669-04:002010-06-10T15:11:04.669-04:00I always try to avoid using affect and effect. The...I always try to avoid using affect and effect. These words trip up my word processor every time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825688579885164018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-32645227636271735652010-06-10T14:00:05.838-04:002010-06-10T14:00:05.838-04:00Oh, thanks for this one! I've always been taug...Oh, thanks for this one! I've always been taught that affect is the verb. Sigh.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-43219775387554755132010-06-10T12:29:23.001-04:002010-06-10T12:29:23.001-04:00Ah, this brings me back to high school AP English!...Ah, this brings me back to high school AP English! Both words can be a verb or noun, but not with the same meaning.Jean Michelle Miernikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971882597502010124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-10460374411915925972010-06-10T08:56:38.077-04:002010-06-10T08:56:38.077-04:00Ugh, hate grammar. I often feel that while some ru...Ugh, hate grammar. I often feel that while some rules should be followed, most can be broken while writing fiction! :)<br /><br />Thank you for your comment on my blog!Sangu Mandannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464061265952789628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-83087708026286621822010-06-10T08:56:22.211-04:002010-06-10T08:56:22.211-04:00OOHHH good one. now if someone would help me with ...OOHHH good one. now if someone would help me with Lay and Lie!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-82888713963468032242010-06-10T08:16:32.165-04:002010-06-10T08:16:32.165-04:00I have to stop and think this one through each tim...I have to stop and think this one through each time. Sometimes I wanna smack whoever put these things into our language in the first place!Vicki Rochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381089434014961076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-73242045245558997622010-06-09T22:39:11.231-04:002010-06-09T22:39:11.231-04:00I've always known the differences between verb...I've always known the differences between verb!affect and noun!effect -- but only recently came across verb!effect. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-56115684168892906722010-06-09T20:24:25.205-04:002010-06-09T20:24:25.205-04:00Lydia, you're very right. I admit, Grammar Naz...Lydia, you're very right. I admit, Grammar Nazi skipped that meaning, since it's not very common. But thank you for pointing that out. My current affect is humbled. ;)Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-23148823450984117182010-06-09T20:18:37.888-04:002010-06-09T20:18:37.888-04:00Hi there!
Once I got to med school, I learned a ne...Hi there!<br />Once I got to med school, I learned a new meaning of affect as a noun. A person's affect describes their outward emotional being. <br />People can have a flat affect, a depressed, an anxious affect...etc. Not used that much in day to day discussion, but it's another to add to the list!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-79439927312865469182010-06-09T17:50:21.953-04:002010-06-09T17:50:21.953-04:00Thanks for the reminder, GN!Thanks for the reminder, GN!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-90602874017187701322010-06-09T16:09:23.172-04:002010-06-09T16:09:23.172-04:00This is a hard one for me. One day I hope to under...This is a hard one for me. One day I hope to understand some of these grammar issues that plague me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-7688333587851516302010-06-09T15:36:45.858-04:002010-06-09T15:36:45.858-04:00Love your blog and am impressed you write and exce...Love your blog and am impressed you write and excel at diaper ball (one of my former favorite sports).larainydayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729238864057667317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-77254614200055967642010-06-09T14:58:55.437-04:002010-06-09T14:58:55.437-04:00Great grammar post Janet. Who knew Star Trek had s...Great grammar post Janet. Who knew Star Trek had so many levels. Yay. :)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-23247155201993683782010-06-09T12:08:51.996-04:002010-06-09T12:08:51.996-04:00funnily enough, i often use "affect" as ...funnily enough, i often use "affect" as a noun.<br />after reading your post i freaked and thought i was totally using the wrong word when i spoke, so i had to google and make sure i wasn't a dork!<br /><br />ok, maybe the googling is enough to give me dork status.mihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846929965982469395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-3881246655628567762010-06-09T10:28:26.490-04:002010-06-09T10:28:26.490-04:00Thanks for making it so clear! Yay star trek!Thanks for making it so clear! Yay star trek!Bethany Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829932931010851406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-68188915930724676242010-06-09T10:19:17.942-04:002010-06-09T10:19:17.942-04:00That's the best explanation I've seen yet!...That's the best explanation I've seen yet! :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-45195771822747873282010-06-09T09:03:59.502-04:002010-06-09T09:03:59.502-04:00I was pretty clear on this one, but it's alway...I was pretty clear on this one, but it's always nice to have the lesson reinforced ... thanks!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-20162991085945286332010-06-09T08:50:46.750-04:002010-06-09T08:50:46.750-04:00Me + Grammar = nightmare.
I do grammar posts too...Me + Grammar = nightmare. <br /><br />I do grammar posts too, just to teach myself!<br /><br />Thanks for this lesson. <br /><br />~JDJEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390400360357693403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902531908845941139.post-56005965340924571102010-06-09T08:09:20.206-04:002010-06-09T08:09:20.206-04:00You are both right! Effect is a noun or a verb de...You are both right! Effect is a noun or a verb depending on how you use it. Um, you can look it up on line, too. :-)Cheryl Kohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04021319020150945676noreply@blogger.com