| You’re not “swapping out” or “swapping in” — you’re substituting or replacing |
| Animals may like to be petted, but they never like "being pet." They probably like being a pet, though. |
Affect is usually a verb. Like to affect change. However, it can also be a noun (for example: the man was so depressed, he had a flat affect. Here affect means his emotional state). Effect is usually a noun. For example, the effect of poverty is high crime. Or the effect of too much sun is sunburn. I found this online: A is for action (affect); E is for end result (effect). |
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Oh God, who cares.
Jibe or gibe? |
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People don’t past, they pass. Or have passed.
For crying out loud, it’s IceD tea not Ice Tea. |
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Do / due
It’s “make do” people. |
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Lol |
It’s “effect change.” That’s the exception to the usually-a-noun rule. |
No, he goes by Ice T. |
| Thank you from saving me from being a pedant, but yes, it’s constant and it’s like nails on a chalkboard. |
| It’s “you’re” not “your”—if you mean “you are.” |
Yea, this one too, all the time. |
| You are all my people. |
Never use capital letters unless you are referring to the actor and rapper Ice Tea. So there’s that. |