Affect vs effect by Uta Lange on January 15, 2016 "Changing the configuration can affect the performance of your computer." I always stop before affect. Isn’t it rather effect? The mistake is quickly made; the words are quite similar. read more
Override versus overwrite. Or table soccer as morale booster by Uta Lange on March 26, 2015 It happens quickly. We write overwrite but mean override – or vice versa. But what does that have to do with table soccer? read more
Let the cat out of the house. Figure of speech out of synch by Uta Lange on December 12, 2014 We often use figure of speech. Sometimes, we get it wrong. read more
