jaykrown@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoI'm happy that oil prices are going uplockmessage-squaremessage-square162linkfedilinkarrow-up1137
arrow-up1137message-squareI'm happy that oil prices are going uplockjaykrown@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square162linkfedilink
minus-squareTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-21 month agooil prices effect food prices and prices of anything made with petroleum like soap, nylon, plastics, fertilizers. anything that has to travel from point a to point b uses petroleum. but i get it. some people don’t have any skin in any game at all. to them this is funny and watching it accelerate is a funny
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoAffect Effect means to take some action
minus-squareLePoisson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·30 days agoThe oil supply & demand is affecting gas prices which is having a considerable effect on what people will spend on it. I think that’s the right usage. I’m an old man and this shit still confuses me and I speak English natively.. I feel like you’re right that they should use affect but not right about your reasoning or the definition of effect.
minus-squareDozzi92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·30 days agoAffect is a verb and effect is a noun. Generally.
minus-squareshawn1122@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·30 days agoWhat you’re describing is inflation and anyone with an income or savings is impacted by that.
oil prices effect food prices and prices of anything made with petroleum like soap, nylon, plastics, fertilizers.
anything that has to travel from point a to point b uses petroleum.
but i get it. some people don’t have any skin in any game at all.
to them this is funny and watching it accelerate is a funny
Affect
Effect means to take some action
Relevant xkcd
The oil supply & demand is affecting gas prices which is having a considerable effect on what people will spend on it.
I think that’s the right usage. I’m an old man and this shit still confuses me and I speak English natively..
I feel like you’re right that they should use affect but not right about your reasoning or the definition of effect.
Affect is a verb and effect is a noun. Generally.
What you’re describing is inflation and anyone with an income or savings is impacted by that.