[kde-doc-english] Konsole docbook patch

[Malcolm Hunter]

On Monday 27 Dec 2004 18:41, Kurt V. Hindenburg wrote:
> 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.

"effect" in this context is a noun (just to add to the confusion, it can also 
be a verb but has a different meaning).

"affect" is a verb - think of the opposite: "Qt options have an effect on 
Konsole" - you can't have "an affect". It could also be written: "Qt options 
do not affect Konsole". Here it is correct because it's being used as a verb.

Hope that's clearer.

Regards,
Malcolm
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