Azeppo.168 net.misc utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!mhtsa!mhuxt!cbosg!harpo!zeppo!mmc Thu Apr 1 10:08:20 1982 Re: A grammar quibble Not only is "effect" a verb, but "affect" is a (somewhat archaic) noun, meaning: 1 (obs) meeling, affection 2 The conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes Most sources give "exempli gratia" as the source of "e.g.". Both "e.g." amd "i.e." should be set off from the sentence by commas fore and aft, e.g., as in this (self-referential) example. It is my ubderstanding that the ellipsis immediately follows the last word cited..., and may be followed by appropriate punctuation.... [Please excuse lousy typing] ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.