Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Lesson in spelling for Matt Price [The Australian]

Matt Price. Good morning!
I quote: " ... to affect significant change any time soon. "
I think it would be more appropriate to use the word 'effect' rather than 'affect' as effect means to bring about sig change when affect means to alter significant change.
I know it's a small point but Australian journalists are becoming a shoddy lot with regard to grammar and spelling and I'd like to think you were a bit above all that.
I agree with your point of view.

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