The following are NOT WORDS.
- thru
- impactful
Okay, some dictionaries appear to show ‘impactful,’ but when even Microsoft Office does not recognize your bizspeak buzzwords, they are, in fact, not okay.
Also, when you use the word ‘tickle’ for ‘automatic reminder,’ it sounds dirty.
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I seem to recall...
... being taught thru was an accepted spelling of the word sometime in elementary school. I have, however, alway thought it looked stupid.
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. “If you’re agoraphobic you’d be home by now.”
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.
I thought I should share the twitchiness.
Words, Words, Words
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.
Re: Words, Words, Words
Merriam-Webster has impact as both a noun and a verb. So both are correct.