Gramsci wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 2:46 pm

andyman wrote: Also, bureaucracy

My nemesis.

Ditto

Also: "necessary"

I have long ago forgotten the difference between effect and affect.

Google tells me that affect is the verb usage and effect a noun, but I'll be shocked if I remember that in a week (or a couple of days..)

Rhythm . Even just now I had to google it.

andyman wrote: Sat Feb 17, 2024 12:33 pm I have long ago forgotten the difference between effect and affect.

Google tells me that affect is the verb usage and effect a noun, but I'll be shocked if I remember that in a week (or a couple of days..)

RAVEN- Remember 'Affect' Verb 'Effect' Noun

trey wrote: Sat Feb 17, 2024 1:09 pm Rhythm . Even just now I had to google it.

No normal fucking vowels.

losthighway wrote: Sat Feb 17, 2024 1:10 pmRAVEN- Remember 'Affect' Verb 'Effect' Noun

For basic usage, that's alright, but in a strict sense, it's not true.

"Affect" can be a noun, as in "That Mark Rothko painting has a lot of affect for something more abstract."

Making things more complicated is that for this use of "affect," I believe it's pronounced "ah-fect" and not "uhfect." Or at least that's how people I've known have said it.

"That guitar effect affects the signal by distorting it." Is it any wonder why musicians especially would get confused about this?

As for the original topic, I find "silhouette" to be tricky. What's that about?

Edit: Thinking about it some more, am pretty sure I saw a stand-up comedian mention this, though I can't remember who it was or the specific context.

success, disappoint, aggressive

Typed one of them wrong even now.

DaveA wrote: Sat Feb 17, 2024 1:20 pm As for the original topic, I find "silhouette" to be tricky. What's that about?

Edit: Thinking about it some more, am pretty sure I saw a stand-up comedian mention this, though I can't remember who it was or the specific context.

Okay, after thinking about it further, am pretty sure it was Kate Berlant who mentioned this in her special Cinnamon in the Wind. Credit where credit's due. Carry on.

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