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| (...) One clue is they had to use an adverb to make the meaning. impact as a metaphorical verb is a new and awkward shortcut for "to make an impact". If over time everybody understands that 'to impact' means 'to place a burden on', then it will be (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) This usage is clearly metaphorical. Where's the problem? (24 years ago, 15-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) <a la Wayne> Good one! -John (24 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) lugnet.people.studfinder ;-) -Suz (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I strongly suspect something of the sort. I sometimes use ":" for much the same purpose (: grins, : needs coffee, that sort of thing), which is lifted straight from my MUSHing days. James (24 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Here's another pet peeve - writers who trust a spell-checker, but don't check their grammar. :) Jeff J (24 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Once again, my quarrel is not with the word itself. I object to it's current trendiness and overuse, particularly by those trying really hard to sound smarter than you in their powerpoint presentations (1). (URL) used, 'methodology' refers (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) A recent commercial for some make of Kia shows a series of crash test simulations, apparently to tout the durability of the vehicle. The voiceover concludes by saying "Pretty impactful, eh?" Impactful! As of this morning, neither (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Yes, 'impact' can be used as a verb, but not when the author/speaker should be using 'affect' or 'influence.' People seem to use it when they're trying to make a greater 'impact' on their audience, and that bothers me. I'm not alone on this: (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | | | Re: Geek Speak?
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| "HACKSOR"? That's the device that plumbers use to cut metal pipes with. ;-) [Correct spelling is "hacksaw".] NOTE: Although you translated it out to the word you mentioned above, they actually call people like that "HAXXORS" or some "l33t" (cough) (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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