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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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effect/affect (again :-)

0I read this in the local paper. Has "effecting" been used correctly here. Thanks02br
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00"England could lose the world ranking points they would have earned from the 3-0 win, possibly EFFECTING their seeding at the 2010 World Cup should they qualify"0-
  

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1i00Affect02i00 is the right verb here.02br
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Has "effecting" been used correctly here.12blockquote
10 No. It needs to be 01i00affecting02i00 (having an effect on).02br
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