Soulwriter's comments Page #17

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Poetry.com
haha love it

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Poetry.com
Another Sleep Rights Activist right here with you! ;)

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Lyrics.com
well-spotted! best to contact lyricfind directly with this correction!

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Poetry.com
Lovely.

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Poetry.com
Thought-provoking and important

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Poetry.com
Wow

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Lyrics.com
not as far as we know ;) tons of new songs posted daily if you take a look at the new lyrics feed.

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Poetry.com
So moving

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Grammar.com
take a look here for a full break-down: https://www.grammar.com/chapter-8-affect-vs-effect
In short, affect is used when something actively changes something else. An effect is the result of that change.
So "Empower them to take action on issues that affect their lives." is correct :)
 

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Grammar.com
hmmm the phrasing there wasn't so clear. The article is out to explain that although, 'on accident' does in theory follow the same rules as 'by accident,' it is not 'correct English' and is not used in written English. 

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Poetry.com
This is great!

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Poetry.com
Love your work!

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Poetry.com
Beautiful

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Grammar.com
I share your enthusiasm for grammar accuracy and I hear your complaint loud and clear! As you say, prepositions don't always make sense and come about due to common application that then become the rule. The English language is known to be riddled with contradictions and inconsistency! Not to mention, exceptions to the rules ;)

I don't believe it's the author's intention to chastise - more to frankly emphasize what is and isn't in use in the instance of the phrase 'by accident.'

Finally - you've got me thinking...perhaps the difference in prepositions is due to the active or passive nature of the words accident and purpose. 'On' purpose is an active act and intentional. 'By' accident is a passive act and unintended.

This could also make sense with the phrases: 'On the road,' and 'By the wayside'.

What do you think?
 

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Poetry.com
totally

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Grammar.com
This is correct. I've also replaced the common noun to 'ticket' - much friendlier than guns ;) Thanks for spotting this!

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Poetry.com
Beautifully written, and touching. I'm sorry for your loss.

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Poetry.com
This is great!

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Poetry.com
There is a yet unclaimed poet on our site with the same last name as you - could this be you by chance? https://www.poetry.com/poet/Daniel+Shultz

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Grammar.com
Well-spotted! All corrected now. Thanks for that Emily!

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Poetry.com
deep...

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Poetry.com
Hahaa

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Poetry.com
Beautiful!

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Poetry.com
Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to reading more by you.

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Poetry.com
I hope you share more of your writing with us!

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