Impact vs. impacting
is the only difference between these two in the form of tense?
- highest impact decisions
-highest impacting decisions
where the former is general and the latter has a lasting effect?
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poohead - highest impact decisions - highest impacting decisions These should properly be hyphenated: highest-impact decisions highest-impacting decisions Because nowadays very many people do not understand how to use hyphens, it would not be uncommon to see the hyphens omitted. I see no clear difference in meaning between the phrase with "impact" and the phrase with "impacting". The main difference I notice is that "highest-impact" is a much more common and familiar combination.
- poohead - highest impact decisions - highest impacting decisions These should properly be hyphenated: highest-impact decisions highest-impacting decisions Because nowadays very many people do not understand how to use hyphens, it would not be uncommon to see the hyphens omitted.
- I see no clear difference in meaning between the phrase with "impact" and the phrase with "impacting".
- The main difference I notice is that "highest-impact" is a much more common and familiar combination.
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poohead- highest impact decisions
- highest impacting decisions
These should properly be hyphenated:
highest-impact decisions
highest-impacting decisions
Because nowadays very many people do not understand how to use hyphens, it would not be uncommon to see the hyphens omitted.
I see no clear difference in meaning bet
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