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07-02-2008, 06:21 AM
ADVANCE/ADVANCEDWhen you hear about something in advance, earlier than other people, youget advance notice or information. "Advanced" means "complex,sophisticated" and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with
therevealing of secrets
.ADVERSE/AVERSEThe word "adverse" turns up most frequently in the phrase "adversecircumstances," meaning difficult circumstances, circumstances which actas an adversary; but people often confuse this word with "averse," amuch rarer word, meaning having a strong feeling against, or aversiontoward.
ADVICE/ADVISE"Advice" is the noun, "advise" the verb. When Ann Landers advisespeople, she gives them advice.
ADVISER/ADVISOR"Adviser" and "advisor" are equally fine spellings. There is nodistinction between them.
AFFECT/EFFECTThere are four distinct words here. When "affect" is accented on thefinal syllable (a-FECT), it is a verb meaning "have an influence on":"The million-dollar donation from the industrialist did not affect myvote against the Clean Air Act." A much rarer meaning is indicated whenthe word is accented on the first syllable (AFF-ect), meaning "emotion."In this case the word is used mostly by psychiatrists and socialscientists--people who normally know how to spell it. The real problemarises when people confuse the first spelling with the second: "effect."This too can be two different words. The more common one is a noun:"When I left the stove on, the effect was that the house filled withsmoke." When you affect a situation, you have an effect on it. The lesscommon is a verb meaning "to create": "I'm trying to effect a change inthe way we purchase widgets." No wonder people are confused. Noteespecially that the proper expression is not "take affect" but "takeeffect"--become effective. Hey, no**** ever said English was logical;just memorize it and get on with your life.
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therevealing of secrets
.ADVERSE/AVERSEThe word "adverse" turns up most frequently in the phrase "adversecircumstances," meaning difficult circumstances, circumstances which actas an adversary; but people often confuse this word with "averse," amuch rarer word, meaning having a strong feeling against, or aversiontoward.
ADVICE/ADVISE"Advice" is the noun, "advise" the verb. When Ann Landers advisespeople, she gives them advice.
ADVISER/ADVISOR"Adviser" and "advisor" are equally fine spellings. There is nodistinction between them.
AFFECT/EFFECTThere are four distinct words here. When "affect" is accented on thefinal syllable (a-FECT), it is a verb meaning "have an influence on":"The million-dollar donation from the industrialist did not affect myvote against the Clean Air Act." A much rarer meaning is indicated whenthe word is accented on the first syllable (AFF-ect), meaning "emotion."In this case the word is used mostly by psychiatrists and socialscientists--people who normally know how to spell it. The real problemarises when people confuse the first spelling with the second: "effect."This too can be two different words. The more common one is a noun:"When I left the stove on, the effect was that the house filled withsmoke." When you affect a situation, you have an effect on it. The lesscommon is a verb meaning "to create": "I'm trying to effect a change inthe way we purchase widgets." No wonder people are confused. Noteespecially that the proper expression is not "take affect" but "takeeffect"--become effective. Hey, no**** ever said English was logical;just memorize it and get on with your life.
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