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Old 03-31-2022, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by donquixote99 View Post
I did not use affect instead of effect. I used affective instead of effective. Grammatically, either of the last two words would work in my sentence. I use the word that conveyed the meaning I wished to convey. So you are correct, it is a matter of definition. But you are wrong in thinking I used the wrong word.
Don't recall using the word wrong ... checked and I didn't. I answered the question in your quote -
"Affective vs. Effective: What's the Difference? - Grammarly"

Doesn't your double negative make me right?

Why do you keep trying to guess what I'm thinking?
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