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=-3.9 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 61BF11F5AE for ; Wed, 12 May 2021 12:31:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S232328AbhELMcR (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 May 2021 08:32:17 -0400 Received: from cpanel8.indieserve.net ([199.212.143.3]:50971 "EHLO cpanel8.indieserve.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S232323AbhELMcQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 May 2021 08:32:16 -0400 X-Greylist: delayed 2759 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Wed, 12 May 2021 08:32:16 EDT Received: from cpeac202e043973-cmac202e043970.sdns.net.rogers.com ([174.114.107.13]:60934 helo=fedora) by cpanel8.indieserve.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1lgnIb-0005Qe-Jg; Wed, 12 May 2021 07:45:08 -0400 Date: Wed, 12 May 2021 07:45:05 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" To: =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Michal_Such=E1nek?= cc: Felipe Contreras , Varun Varada , git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: replace jargon word "impact" with "effect"/"affect" In-Reply-To: <20210512112059.GD8544@kitsune.suse.cz> Message-ID: <8e353a57-8abd-74d0-8b42-488b166e58a2@crashcourse.ca> 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> <20210512112059.GD8544@kitsune.suse.cz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="8323328-548397769-1620819908=:14390" X-OutGoing-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cpanel8.indieserve.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cpanel8.indieserve.net: authenticated_id: rpjday+crashcourse.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Authenticated-Sender: cpanel8.indieserve.net: rpjday@crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --8323328-548397769-1620819908=:14390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Wed, 12 May 2021, Michal Suchánek wrote: > 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. y'all realize that linus torvalds wrote an entire version control system in less time than it's taken you to argue about what two words mean, right? rday --8323328-548397769-1620819908=:14390--