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[–]JacobCurry 6 points7 points ago

[–]anothertake 1 point2 points ago

Please link the original site

[–]not_a_name_ 1 point2 points ago

same hear

[–]sphericalvoxel 0 points1 point ago

Actually, that is a potentially valid, if obscure, use of the word "affect":

Obsolete . affection; passion; sensation; inclination; inward disposition or feeling.

Affection can refer to a physical condition:

Pathology . a disease, or the condition of being diseased; abnormal state of body or mind: a gouty affection.

But this use is far less common. I think that the word "affect" as a noun has been used in the past to refer to a physical (and not just mental) state, but as I said, this is an obscure usage and, as a result, not very useful. In modern usage, affect as a noun is used primarily to refer to how emotive you are. That is, this usage:

Psychiatry . an expressed or observed emotional response: Restricted, flat, or blunted affect may be a symptom of mental illness, especially schizophrenia.

So while coughing up blood would certainly cause a bad affect/mental state, the word "effect" is the more obvious use. It just seems strange that his grammatical allergies are so specific on what constitutes appropriate usage.

[–]jkguy -1 points0 points ago

Suicide.

*For the love of God, stop!