Updated Derby Chances - Prep Recap

[justindew]

Originally Posted by Mawhip

Thanks. What would I do without you.

You would forget to put a question mark on the end of questions.

[Mawhip]

Originally Posted by Rare Bog

Not sure where you went to school.... but in your haste to prove another poster's stupidity you have placed a dunce cap on your own head.

E-F-F-E-C-T is not only grammatically appropriate in that instance, but is also almost always grammatically correct when describing a consequence (and seeing that almost every event is a consequence of some other event, this word is rarely misused and hardly ever incorrect). In this case Mawhip is describing the consequence of his leaving Lehman Brothers (he got rich on stock options).

A-F-F-E-C-T is only appropriate when someone's feelings have been triggered (such as: leaving Lehman Brothers affected him so deeply that he committed suicide). Could Mawhip have used "affect" in this instance? Sure... it would work. Does the fact the he could have used it make your correction valid? No.

You should feel like a moron.

However, in your defense Mawhip did say "effect me" when he should have more properly stated "had the effect of". Perhaps: Lehman Brothers is not hiring, but I left before the collapse and sold all my stock before it tanked, which had the effect of generating enormous wealth for my family.

All grammer aside, I was just responding to the attempted lowball thrown by Drugs. But like so often with Drugs, he was wrong. He just tries to look smart after the fact as was the case with the Archarcharch overlay. Had he been so smart, he would have told us this BEFORE the race.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by Rare Bog

Not sure where you went to school.... but in your haste to prove another poster's stupidity you have placed a dunce cap on your own head.

E-F-F-E-C-T is not only grammatically appropriate in that instance, but is also almost always grammatically correct when describing a consequence (and seeing that almost every event is a consequence of some other event, this word is rarely misused and hardly ever incorrect). In this case Mawhip is describing the consequence of his leaving Lehman Brothers (he got rich on stock options).

A-F-F-E-C-T is only appropriate when someone's feelings have been triggered (such as: leaving Lehman Brothers affected him so deeply that he committed suicide). Could Mawhip have used "affect" in this instance? Sure... it would work. Does the fact the he could have used it make your correction valid? No.

You should feel like a moron.

However, in your defense Mawhip did say "effect me" when he should have more properly stated "had the effect of". Perhaps: Lehman Brothers is not hiring, but I left before the collapse and sold all my stock before it tanked, which had the effect of generating enormous wealth for my family.

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com...us-effect.aspx

I'm right.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Rare Bog

Low priced underlays win more than their rightful proportion of races

No they don't.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Mawhip

Had he been so smart, he would have told us this BEFORE the race.

And why would I care to do that?

Think hard, dumbfucl<

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by justindew

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com...us-effect.aspx

I'm right.

Who cares?

The whole purpose of the post was as follows....

Originally Posted by Rare Bog

generating enormous wealth for my family.

Tell me you knew?

[Mawhip]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

And why would I care to do that?

Think hard, dumbfucl<

You can't possibly be inferring that it will effect or affect the price. Please don't be telling me that. If so, that is very sad.

[DaTruth]

DrugS gave us Vale of York before the BC Juvenile. Folks, there is no need to get greedy.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Mawhip

You can't possibly be inferring that it will effect or affect the price. Please don't be telling me that.

You have to be able to forecast the odds correctly to determine that.

Had I posted "a pick" before the race .... I would have "picked" Elite Alex (who was 8/1 on the ML) versus Archarcharch (who was 12/1 on the ML)

That's really not even the reason why I don't bother posting picks .... it's because of the ankle-biting I put up with afterwards when one of them losses.

[Mawhip]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

You have to be able to forecast the odds correctly to determine that.

Had I posted "a pick" before the race .... I would have "picked" Elite Alex (who was 8/1 on the ML) versus Archarcharch (who was 12/1 on the ML)

That's really not even the reason why I don't bother posting picks .... it's because of the ankle-biting I put up with afterwards when one of them losses.

I see. You don't offer these words of wisdom because you don't know the odds. I'm assuming then you are too busy with 25 minutes to post to come on here and state your opinions before the race yet you have the time to find a chart from the 1896 Gazelle Stakes and cut and paste that to show how clever you are.

Come on Drugs. Don't you think you will be criticsized more for your rampant redboarding than being wrong. Everybody is wrong.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

DrugS gave us Vale of York before the BC Juvenile. Folks, there is no need to get greedy.

And talked about Furthest Land being a great play.

He at the very least talks about why horses are good plays / bad plays with details.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Mawhip

I see. You don't offer these words of wisdom because you don't know the odds. I'm assuming then you are too busy with 25 minutes to post to come on here and state your opinions before the race yet you have the time to find a chart from the 1896 Gazelle Stakes and cut and paste that to show how clever you are.

Unlike Lehman Brothers - I don't get paid one cent to post here. I do it for my own pleasure.

I post that type of stuff early in the morning or on Monday's and Tuesday's - if you haven't noticed.

Here's an old story I read though ....

[dalakhani]

Justin is right. Although, that was a pretty slick reversal attempt by rare bog. Kudos.

Why does "affect" have to be in regards to feeling? That is pretty funny.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Justin is right.

Don't ever say that again.

Don't even think it.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I'll try not to.

Ok - I've lowered my revised line to 0.25% on Uncle Mo. Thanks for the critical heads up.

What?

You jerk!

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

You have to be able to forecast the odds correctly to determine that.

Had I posted "a pick" before the race .... I would have "picked" Elite Alex (who was 8/1 on the ML) versus Archarcharch (who was 12/1 on the ML)

That's really not even the reason why I don't bother posting picks .... it's because of the ankle-biting I put up with afterwards when one of them losses.

Did you mean loses?

[justindew]

Originally Posted by Rare Bog

Ummmm. Definitely not.

Instead of running off to some cute website to double check your stupidity.... try re-reading my post. The word she wanted to use was EFFECT. A result. A consequence. It's not my problem she didn't use it as a noun (a fact also noted at the bottom of my post). Your original issue was with her word choice, not her usage.

Nice try to change your direction midstream. You need a new oar.

Here is the original sentence:

Lehman Brothers is not hiring but I left before the collapse so it didn't really effect me other than the fact that I sold all my stock before it tanked.

"....it didn't really EFFECT me...."

Verb.

Now, here are a bunch of websites showing that the correct word in that situation is AFFECT.

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/affect.html

http://www.writersblock.ca/tips/monthtip/tipsep99a.htm

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/englis..._as_a_ver.html

[randallscott35]

It's affect in that usage...Enough already.

[tector]

Effect, affect--your all retarded.

[robfla]

Originally Posted by tector

Effect, affect--your all retarded.

you're


my biggest gripe is "alot" - it's either "allot" or "a lot"

there is no such word as alot....even the spellchecker on this site picks it up!