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The Switch 2's price won't be impacted by Japan's new tariffs, but its games might (www.thegamer.com)
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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Impact, impacted, impacts are totally fine for these use cases. As a native English speaker, I'd never heard of these rules against using them that way.

But even if there is a rule, it doesn't matter; if the terms are used this way and fully understood by both the speaker and listeners, then the rule is void.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    For sure, I am just curious. Not to lecture others, for my own knowledge. :)

    I see where you are coming from, but as someone who speaks several other languages, I would say there can be benefits to lanagauge rules.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    That makes sense! I am a rule enjoyer, I guess I was responding more to the thread than to you in particular. It is good to be aware of the rules, but I also think they can sometimes hinder natural communication and create confusion.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    The way I look at it, it would be better if we had a nice, consistent language with rules that make sense but… we don’t have that. English is a nonsense language with more exceptions than rules. So if I’m going to have to deal with something that doesn’t make sense in the first place, I’d rather just go with the flow. If Shakespeare can make up words, so can I.

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