Polish Bruce Lee Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 hey there, i know what it meant in real life however i dont know what its effect is in the real game, and o, one more grammatical queston, when do you use EFFECT/AFFECT, whats the differance, is it like to/too or a/an, well anyway. whats the option do??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 C18, The "War In Siberia" option assumes that the USSR is currently fighting a war in Siberia with Japan and will eliminate the historical transfer of Siberian divisions to the defence of Moscow. Affect is a transitive verb that means: to have an influence on or effect a change in. "Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar." Effect is a noun that means: something brought about by a cause or agent; a result. The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence. "The drug had an immediate effect on the pain." If you'd like to use all of the ideas together, try this one: "Stalin learned that Japan was not going to attack in the east. This news affected his decision to transfer the Siberian Army to the west. The transfer was quite timely, producing the desired effect of bolstering the defenses around Moscow." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Dave Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 As originally posted by SuperTed: Affect is a transitive verb that means: to have an influence on or effect a change in. "Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar." Effect is a noun that means: something brought about by a cause or agent; a result. The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence. "The drug had an immediate effect on the pain." If you'd like to use all of the ideas together, try this one: "Stalin learned that Japan was not going to attack in the east. This news affected his decision to transfer the Siberian Army to the west. The transfer was quite timely, producing the desired effect of bolstering the defenses around Moscow." Good job SuperTed! The last time I heard didactic patter like that was when I was sitting in English class admiring the pivot-skill of the shortstop out on the nearby ballfield and suddenly: I am called on! to go to the blackboard and so I grab the chalk and draw lines every whichway and stand back to admire what now looks like a tree denuded in winter with branches stuck awkward backward and forward and suchlike, And so I remember fondly... the subject was -- CAT, and the object was -- BIRD, and the Action Verb was -- caught -- no, I think I erased that, yes, I did, and replaced it with a -- disturbed verb phrase -- thought he caught. Which only goes to show you, elegant and finely sublime animals such as cats can make transitive mistakes too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce70 Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 Affect is a transitive verb that means: to have an influence on or effect a change in. "Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar." Effect is a noun... Anyone spot the error here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Dave Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 Sunday morning second thoughts: SuperTed was merely being helpful, and my above attempt at good-natured ribbing now sounds to me to be a disguised criticism of those who would volunteer their valuable time and assistance. I did not intend that, and you may not even take it that way, but I feel that I should clarify this instance of an overly-quick, and not so thoughtful response. Iconoclasm has its proper place, and this wasn't one of them. Sorry SuperTed. I put myself in the corner for an hour with the Dunce-Cap firmly in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 Originally posted by Bruce70: Affect is a transitive verb that means: to have an influence on or effect a change in. "Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar." Effect is a noun... Anyone spot the error here?B70, What you see is not an error. I chose to provide the most commonly used definitions of the words in question and ommitted several alternate definitions for each word. "Effect" is generally used as a noun. However, it is used above as a transitive verb, meaning: to bring into existence. This use of "effect" is less common than that of its use as a noun. I chose to simplify things, assuming C18 wanted the most common definitions. I apologize for rambling here. I imagine you meant to explain all of that yourself instead of just saying you thought there was an error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 Originally posted by Immer Etwas: Sunday morning second thoughts: SuperTed was merely being helpful, and my above attempt at good-natured ribbing now sounds to me to be a disguised criticism of those who would volunteer their valuable time and assistance. I did not intend that, and you may not even take it that way, but I feel that I should clarify this instance of an overly-quick, and not so thoughtful response. Iconoclasm has its proper place, and this wasn't one of them. Sorry SuperTed. I put myself in the corner for an hour with the Dunce-Cap firmly in place. IE, No apology necessary. I actually thought your post was quite funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polish Bruce Lee Posted July 28, 2002 Author Share Posted July 28, 2002 yes, but when you turn it off, there with be no reinforcements??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 C18, If the "War in Siberia" option is disabled, a group of Soviet reinforcements will arrive around the Ural Mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient One Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Originally posted by SuperTed: C18, If the "War in Siberia" option is disabled, a group of Soviet reinforcements will arrive around the Ural Mountains.Just how big is this group? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Originally posted by Ancient One: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by SuperTed: C18, If the "War in Siberia" option is disabled, a group of Soviet reinforcements will arrive around the Ural Mountains.Just how big is this group?</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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