My dictionary defines the word 'impact' as a collision, or the act of one body striking another .
So why do we have to put up with people asking whether actions or (quite minor) happenings will have an impact on something else?
They really mean have an effect - or something will affect something else. There is not going to be an impact!
Sorry......this wrong use of a word like this really annoys me.
It has an impact on my calm state of mind! See?
So why do we have to put up with people asking whether actions or (quite minor) happenings will have an impact on something else?
They really mean have an effect - or something will affect something else. There is not going to be an impact!
Sorry......this wrong use of a word like this really annoys me.
It has an impact on my calm state of mind! See?