Virginia, I love those grammar peeves; thanks for choosing them with me in mind.
You know you're a verbophile when you look at the affect/effect one and know that it is an oversimplification. "Affect" can also be a noun (with the meaning of "feeling"). Although m-w.com indicates that this sense of the word is obsolete, it is actually still used in scholarly circles. I remember reading articles in grad school about how one's affect could affect one's language learning.
We now return you to our regularly scheduled thread topic...
Joy,
Lynn
