[kde-doc-english] Konsole docbook patch

Erik Kjær Pedersen erik at binghamton.edu
Mon Dec 27 19:45:33 CET 2004


Mandag 27 december 2004 13:41 skrev Kurt V. Hindenburg:
> On Monday 27 December 2004 01:25 pm, Philip Rodrigues wrote:
> > "The following Qt™ options have no affect on Konsole:"
> > "affect" -> "effect"
>
> I actually looked this up on the web; I thought I had it correct.
>
> "His poor study habits affected his grades"; "Music affected her deeply."
>
> "Affect," except for the specialists mentioned below, is a verb, meaning to
> cause change in something. "His headache affected his ability to
> concentrate." Verbs are words of action. So think "A" — Affect, Action —
> something is Acting on something else.
>
> So, "The following Qt options have no action on Konsole:" seem correct to
> me.

No it should be effect, not affect



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