I gotta say: TBNers are pretty well behaved

[JB4310]

Here is an oldie but goody.

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe

wow! that's pretty neat I just read right thru that, didn't even slow me down, had my 10 year old read it it he only stumbled a little.
JB

PS. Sunspot, your the guy into high tech flash lights from what I remember, I recently met a guy who does independent R&D for Surefire, he invited me to his shop, said he'd hook me up with some interesting stuff, haven't had a chance to go yet, it's only 15 miles away, gotta make some time to go.

 

[ninefinger]

(fat fingers; small keyboard)

Unfortunately, I know a way to get a little more space between some of your fingers.

 

[Bedlam]

Here is an oldie but goody.

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe

Your speaking bedlameeze

 

[MikeD74T]

effect - noun
affect - verb

Sorry Mike, it's not that easy;
from Webster's:
effect - verb - to cause to come into being
affect - noun - feeling, the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes MikeD74T

 

[sunspot]

PS. Sunspot, your the guy into high tech flash lights from what I remember, I recently met a guy who does independent R&D for Surefire, he invited me to his shop, said he'd hook me up with some interesting stuff, haven't had a chance to go yet, it's only 15 miles away, gotta make some time to go.

Yep, flashlights.
I would go to great lengths to visit your friends shop. I wonder what he's working on. I want to get my hands on the headlamp that SF is going to release soon. A tach-te-cool headlamp, who wodda thought.

 

[MikePA]

Sorry Mike, it's not that easy;
from Webster's:
effect - verb - to cause to come into being
affect - noun - feeling, the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes MikeD74T

It's that easy for the primary uses of each word.

The definitions at dictionary.com list your definition of effect as the 10th one and affect as the 4th.

 

[turbo36]

It's that easy for the primary uses of each word.

The definitions at dictionary.com list your definition of effect as the 10th one and affect as the 4th.

Can you admit, just once, you are wrong???

 

[MossRoad]

Can you admit, just once, you are wrong???

How's he wrong?

The way I read the defs, effect is most used as a noun and affect is most used as a verb.

 

[redneckford]

Can you admit, just once, you are wrong???

watch out someone will put you in the time out corner for outburst like that

 

[mjarrels]

I just wish that I could meet you folks in person... Good bunch of folks!

mark