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Like Exnihil said on another thread, I feel as if part of my childhood has been stolen. On the other hand, I don't feel as deeply affected as I once might have, in part because I no longer follow popular culture as much as I once did.
Today, however, I was watching a rerun of the Temptations mini-series and it struck me how four of the five members of their classic lineup died relatively young (suicide, drug overdose, lung cancer, and brain seizure). It struck me because their deaths represented not only an incredible loss of talent but also a reminder of how unpredictable and ephemeral life is.
APBM,
What's the first celebrity death you remember and did it have an effect on you?
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From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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Probably Elvis. I was only seven years old, and all of my family members were fans. I wasn't necessarily sad because I didn't really understand death yet. It was definitely kind of confusing for me.
Aaron: Presley's Baptized Middlename,
Before this recent round of celebrity deaths, which was the last one to affect you and how so?
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76 was the year I graduated high school but it was also shaping up to be a difficult year personally. I was ... depressed.
Mark Fidrych. Rookie of the Year 1976. Baseball fans of the era will know why.
R.I.P. 2009.
All Prose Badly Managed
Someone I know has tried valiantly through research (cough google cough) to resolve an understanding without successfully obtaining comprehension.
This one might take a professional.
Who can, in 1000 words or less, explain to someone (not mentioning names) correct usage of the words "affect" and "effect." I ... uh... he/she would greatly appreciate it.
Examples would be nice.
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Affect is usually a verb meaning to influence in some way ("This affected her badly.") or to put on airs ("He's affecting an English accent."). As a noun it can mean "emotion".
Effect is usually a noun meaning the result of an cause ("That medication has bad side effects."). As a verb it can mean to implement ("We effected that change last week.").
Always present brainy messages: Can you do the same with imply and infer?
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Without consulting a dictionary, I would say that "imply" is something one does through words or action to convey non direct meaning. "Infer" is something ones does to deduce meaning from known facts.
According to Merriam -Webster:
imply One entry found.
Main Entry: im·ply Pronunciation: \im-ˈplī\ Function: transitive verb
1: obsolete : enfold, entwine 2: to involve or indicate by inference, association, or necessary consequence rather than by direct statement <rights imply obligations> 3: to contain potentially 4: to express indirectly <his silence implied consent>
infer One entry found. Main Entry: in·fer Pronunciation: \in-ˈfər\ Function: verb transitive verb 1: to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises <we see smoke and infer fire — L. A. White> — compare imply 2: guess, surmise <your letter…allows me to infer that you are as well as ever — O. W. Holmes †1935> 3 a: to involve as a normal outcome of thought b: to point out : indicate <this doth infer the zeal I had to see him — Shakespeare> <another survey…infers that two-thirds of all present computer installations are not paying for themselves — H. R. Chellman> 4: suggest, hint <are you inferring I'm incompetent?> intransitive verb : to draw inferences <men…have observed, inferred, and reasoned…to all kinds of results — John Dewey>
Seems like what I said.
APBM,
Which do you prefer, rain or snow?
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Snow is beautiful to look at, but I don't like the cold or driving on ice. So, from a comfort and safety perspective, rain it is.
APBM,
Are you a morning, afternoon, or evening person?
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APBM,
Who is your favorite foreign leader?
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None. I spend too much time at LW, as it is . . .
APBM,
Facebook or Twitter?
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wash-ing-ton or warsh-ing-ton?
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cleome46
or you can do the confusion 'til your head falls off
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The first option, unless I'm being sarcastic. (And everyone who knows me knows that I'm never sarcastic.)
Aberdeen Puyallup Bremerton Morton
Do you believe that sarcasm is the lowest form of humor, but also the highest form of wit?
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no, Ashton Kutcher's Punk'd, Tom Green, and Sasha Baron Cohen are the lowest forms of humor. Dorothy Parker and Oscar Wilde still remain the highest form of wit.
Angle Protractor Base Meter,
What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?
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