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Spotlight on Common Errors |
 Affect/Effect: Affect is primarily used as a transitive verb and means to influence: 'Smoking may affect your health'. As a noun, it has a specialised medical meaning that relates to emotional states (affection).
On the other hand, the word effect is chiefly used as a noun: 'The damaging effects of smoking'. As a verb, it means to accomplish: 'They effected a change'.
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Word Focus |
Lex-i-con: n.pl. lexicons or lexica
defn: A dictionary, or the vocabulary of
a person, group, subject, or language. etym: From the Greek word lexikon biblion meaning 'book of words' and lexis meaning 'word'.
(Shorter Oxford English Dictionary)
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Email: info@lexicon-ps.co.uk
Head Office: LPS, Lexicon House, Al Rosais Complex, Riyadh, KSA
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Our portfolio at Lexicon is diverse and covers most forms of media – print, radio, television, and the web. We can work with any form of English, whether written or spoken, although our consultants typically deal with:
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• Advertisements: Covering advertisements in newspapers,
radio, television, and the web
• Presentations: Including academic, industrial, and corporate presentations
• Corporate Projects: Projects and assignments undertaken within the workplace
• Speeches: Corporate and academic speeches
• Academic Theses: University Bachelor, Masters, and Doctorate theses and dissertations
• Journals: Academic and industrial publications
• Websites: General website content
• Technical Manuals: Scientific and computing manuals
• General Articles: Covering newspapers and magazines
We can normally accommodate ad-hoc projects, so feel free to contact us if your requirements are not listed above.
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