Bug 332335 - Fix for wrong usages of affect* and effect*
Summary: Fix for wrong usages of affect* and effect*
Status: VERIFIED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: PDE
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 3.6   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: 3.7 M5   Edit
Assignee: Curtis Windatt CLA
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Reported: 2010-12-10 14:54 EST by Michael Rennie CLA
Modified: 2011-01-26 13:03 EST (History)
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Description Michael Rennie CLA 2010-12-10 14:54:11 EST 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #317975 +++

Created an attachment (id=172745)
Fix

N20100620-2000

Here's a fix for wrong usages of affect* (usually a verb) and effect* (usually a noun). For further information, see e.g.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/affectvseffect.htm and
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/affect.html

The patch also contains fixes for Ant, Platform Debug, and PDE.
Comment 1 Curtis Windatt CLA 2010-12-13 13:18:18 EST 
Fixed in HEAD.  Thanks Markus.
Comment 2 Curtis Windatt CLA 2011-01-26 13:03:27 EST 
Verified that fix is in I20110126-0800