http://faerye.net/post/curse-you-bizspeak 2005-07-11T08:22:09+00:00 http://faerye.net/post/curse-you-bizspeak#comment-1774 2005-07-11T08:22:09+00:00 2005-07-11T08:22:09+00:00 <p>Merriam-Webster has impact as both a noun and a verb. So both are correct.</p> dr512 http://faerye.net/post/curse-you-bizspeak#comment-1773 2005-07-09T18:02:31+00:00 2005-07-09T18:02:31+00:00 <p>No one even remembers that impact is a verb meaning to strike any more; now they just use it instead of effect. For Example: Inocorrect-The impact of the bombings in London will be long felt in the stock market. Correct-The impact of the meteorite destroyed London.</p> EAKugler http://faerye.net/post/curse-you-bizspeak#comment-1772 2005-07-07T22:20:03+00:00 2005-07-07T22:20:03+00:00 <p>... being taught thru was an accepted spelling of the word sometime in elementary school. I have, however, alway thought it looked stupid. <br /> <br /> Speking of curiosities, can you, oh English Major, tell me if the following is as grammatically odd as the twitch in my eye tells me it is. &#8220;If you&#8217;re agoraphobic you&#8217;d be home by now.&#8221; <br /> <br /> I sat behind a car with this bumber sticker for a while yesterday, and while I could think of some varietied of contractions that would make this make sense, they were not the first that come to mind.<br /> <br /> I thought I should share the twitchiness.</p> grizelda