From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS53758 23.128.96.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.7 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI, SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52AC31F5AE for ; Wed, 12 May 2021 11:21:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S230153AbhELLWJ (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 May 2021 07:22:09 -0400 Received: from mx2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:35048 "EHLO mx2.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S230037AbhELLWJ (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 May 2021 07:22:09 -0400 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at test-mx.suse.de Received: from relay2.suse.de (unknown [195.135.221.27]) by mx2.suse.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDC32B02A; Wed, 12 May 2021 11:21:00 +0000 (UTC) Date: Wed, 12 May 2021 13:20:59 +0200 From: Michal =?iso-8859-1?Q?Such=E1nek?= To: Felipe Contreras Cc: Varun Varada , git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: replace jargon word "impact" with "effect"/"affect" Message-ID: <20210512112059.GD8544@kitsune.suse.cz> References: <609ae224aa509_6064920851@natae.notmuch> <20210511202502.GM12700@kitsune.suse.cz> <609b4eea1088a_678ff208ba@natae.notmuch> <20210512040926.GN12700@kitsune.suse.cz> <609b63e48fd49_6d7da2086@natae.notmuch> <20210512064733.GP12700@kitsune.suse.cz> <609b9ab0b1120_6e4e9208cc@natae.notmuch> <20210512100855.GA8544@kitsune.suse.cz> <609bb67c96463_70eac2089d@natae.notmuch> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <609bb67c96463_70eac2089d@natae.notmuch> User-Agent: Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 06:05:32AM -0500, Felipe Contreras wrote: > Michal Suchánek wrote: > > On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 04:06:56AM -0500, Felipe Contreras wrote: > > > So... Can you answer my question? > > > > > > Do you have anything against the word "affect" in *any* instance? > > > > Yss, the Merriam-Webster dictionary also lists the meaning > > "to cause illness, symptoms, etc." > > I did not ask you if you could list one definition contrary to the > intended purpose of the word "affect". > > I asked you if you have something againt the word "affect". > > We can use your same logic to find one definition for the word "impact" > contrary to your intended purpose. That's exactly the point you have been making, though. > > That's not the intention of the question. > > -- > Felipe Contreras