10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback Impact is a verb.http://webster.com/dictionary/impact I love the article and it's about time someone wrote one. I have a bit of a qualm, though.
[June 7, 2006, 18:02]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback According to Merriam-Webster, both insure and ensure mean to make certain.
[September 1, 2006, 17:22]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback That may be news to Merriam-Webster, American Heritage and Encarta. The author, Jody Gilbert, states that "impact is not a verb. They all list impact as a verb.
[June 7, 2006, 16:42]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback Also, please note that Merriam-Webster is a liberal dictionary accepting meanings that words do not really have.
[September 6, 2006, 18:30]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback Dear Peeved: Merriam-Webster actually says: ENSURE, INSURE, and ASSURE are interchangeable in many contexts where they indicate the making certain or inevitable of an outcome, but ENSURE may imply a virtual guarantee , while INSURE sometimes...
[September 6, 2006, 18:26]
I See This All The Time
Talkback Someone in the discussion said they think impact is a verb, possibly because it has the word "verb" next to it in Merriam-Webster. I agree with you. However, the only correct usage is that something can "have an impact" on you.
[June 19, 2008, 16:50]
