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		MonadIsPronad on Oct 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We have used too many levels of abstractions > Knowing what the foundations are that the edifice you've constructed sits upon allows you to affect repairs when it crumbles unexpectedly. Finally get to use this bit of knowledge: 'effect' (the verb) was the word you wanted there.

EvanAnderson on Oct 21, 2023 [–]

Thanks! That one frequently trips me up. If I think about it for a moment I know "his affect" is different than "the effect something has", but, as is sadly and normally the case, I power thru writing w/o thinking as much as I should.

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