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What mis-stated phrases or words do you feel still need to be corrected (online or in person) in 2025? (lemmy.world)
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Please state in which country your phrase tends to be used, what the phrase is, and what it should be.

Example:

In America, recently came across "back-petal", instead of back-pedal. Also, still hearing "for all intensive purposes" instead of "for all intents and purposes".

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[–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I've been told which is which 50 times and in 12 seconds I'm gonna have no fucking clue again so I'll just pretend effect is the only option.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Here's one mnemonic l: most of the time effect is a noun, which use articles a/the. "The" ends with e and effect starts with e, so "the effect" lines up the e's.

    Or you could try RAVEN: remember affect verb, effect noun

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