Re: [PATCH] doc: replace jargon word "impact" with "effect"/"affect"

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On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 06:05:32AM -0500, Felipe Contreras wrote:
> Michal Suchánek wrote:
> > On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 04:06:56AM -0500, Felipe Contreras wrote:
> > > So... Can you answer my question?
> > > 
> > > Do you have anything against the word "affect" in *any* instance?
> > 
> > Yss, the Merriam-Webster dictionary also lists the meaning
> > "to cause illness, symptoms, etc."
> 
> I did not ask you if you could list one definition contrary to the
> intended purpose of the word "affect".
> 
> I asked you if you have something againt the word "affect".
> 
> We can use your same logic to find one definition for the word "impact"
> contrary to your intended purpose.

That's exactly the point you have been making, though.

> 
> That's not the intention of the question.
> 
> -- 
> Felipe Contreras



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