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	dragonfangirl 2009-02-27 02:21 pm UTC (link)
	So I am wondering what the view of porn are here. How it affects men, women, society. Good affects, bad affects, all that stuff. Ooh, that's not wankbaity at all. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ecchaniz0r 2009-02-27 02:40 pm UTC (link)
	I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought so. I was all, "He's either naive, fixin' for a fight, or a concern troll." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	funwithrage 2009-02-27 02:53 pm UTC (link)
	Also: EFFECTS, DAMMIT! Good EFFECTS! Bad EFFECTS! Jesus H. Christ! </strong> (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

annabelle_lee
2009-02-27 04:35 pm UTC (link)

Uh, not in this context? If you replace "affect" with its' meaning (to influence), the sentence still sounds the same.

How it affects men, women, society.
How it influences men, women, society.

If you use "effect" (means result or to bring about), it sounds like this:

How it effects men, women, society.
How it results/brings about men, women, society.

So, uh, grammar lesson of the day? Or a sign that I have too much time on my hands and need to get back to studying? You decide.

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	llama_treats 2009-02-27 04:41 pm UTC (link)
	I think funwithrage was referring to the sentence after that one... Just sayin'. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	annabelle_lee 2009-02-27 04:55 pm UTC (link)
	That'd make sense. I just saw the quote and went 'Buh? Wait a minute there, why so ragey?'. Obviously I need more coffee. Coffee makes everything better. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	phosfate 2009-02-27 04:42 pm UTC (link)
	"ITS!" "Its" without an apostrophe, dammit! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	llama_treats 2009-02-27 04:45 pm UTC (link)
	Now I'm hearing the Monty Python theme song in my head. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	annabelle_lee 2009-02-27 04:59 pm UTC (link)
	Is that the cast of Monty Python over the hill? They seem to be holding cans of spam and dead parrots. And they aren't pleased at all. Uhm, if anyone asks, I've gone into hiding for a little bit. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	breecita 2009-02-27 05:49 pm UTC (link)
	And thus order is restored to the world, for the condescending post on how everyone is DOIN GRAMMAR WRONG is...doing grammar wrong. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	donna 2009-02-27 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	I'm not sure if I love it when that happens, or if I want to stab someone. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	apoplexia 2009-02-27 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	I love it when it's someone else. When it's me, I want to stab other people. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tofuknight 2009-02-27 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	You could lovingly stab someone? Or just go read porn. I like that option. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	donna 2009-02-27 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	Or I could write porn! I have contracts to fulfill. LOL (Reply to this)(Parent)

	napalmnacey 2009-02-28 08:31 am UTC (link)
	Random, unrelated reply. Bree! My niece is getting into fantasy romance writing and she showed me her first story. She doesn't suck! I'm so proud of her! (She's 14). (Reply to this)(Parent)

	dr_tectonic 2009-02-27 07:22 pm UTC (link)
	http://www.angryflower.com/itsits.gif Not actually apropos, but what the hell! It's Bob the Angry Flower! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	phosfate 2009-02-27 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	I want to print out a dozen of those and surreptitiously pin them to nearby cube walls. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dr_tectonic 2009-02-27 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	DOOO EEEET. There's also Bob's Quick Guide To The Apostrophe: http://www.angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif And, should you need them, the Quick Guides to French and What's A Hadron: http://www.angryflower.com/french.html http://www.angryflower.com/hadron.html (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	moonjaguar 2009-02-27 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	I didn't know Bob did French and physics! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	barankhy 2009-02-27 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	...I don't really know much about the Angry Flower, so please tell me the French one is wrong on purpose. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dr_tectonic 2009-02-27 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	Oh yes. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	frequentmouse 2009-02-28 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	I have read posts on Metafilter and backstage at Wikipedia where people contend that "its" as a possessive makes no sense, and they are actively and consciously using "it's" as a possessive so that the usage will change to make more sense. I think they are agents of the Antichrist, myself. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	b_jellybean 2009-02-27 04:51 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think that was the part funwithrage was having the problem with. You're right that "how it affects men, women, society" properly uses "affects," but I think that the next part (the part she pointed out) really should be "good effects" and "bad effects." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	b_jellybean 2009-02-27 04:52 pm UTC (link)
	Sorry, didn't know llama_treats was here before me. Didn't mean to dogpile. Regarding the original wank, I will admit to giggling when someone asked for thoughts on yaoi. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	annabelle_lee 2009-02-27 05:05 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I was going by the part someone quoted earlier and got confused at what I thought was the sudden rage over it. My bad. As for dogpiling, well, eh. This is one of the classier piles I've been in. I even get Python quotes. Also, I admit that I got a giggle out of that too. You don't usually see that kind of phrase used literally these days. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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