Usage Problem: Impact in IIS??
im·pact n.
1. The striking of one body against another; collision. Look Up Synonyms – collision.
2. The force or impetus transmitted by a collision.
3. The effect or impression of one thing on another: still gauging the impact of something on the lives of people living somewhere.
4. The power of making a strong, immediate impression: the speech lacked impact.
v. im·pact·ed, im·pact·ing, im·pacts (m-pkt)
v. tr.
1. To pack firmly together.
2. To strike forcefully: meteorites impacting the lunar surface.
3. Usage Problem. To have an effect or impact on: “No region... has been more impacted by emerging demographic [development?] and economic trends [corporate imperatives?]” (Joel Kotkin).
v. intr. Usage Problem To have an effect or impact.
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[From Latin impctus, past participle of impingere, to push against. See impinge.]
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“im·paction n. Usage Note: The use of impact as a verb meaning “to have an effect” often has a big impact on readers. Eighty-four percent of the Usage Panel disapproves of the construction to impact on, as in the phrase social pathologies, common to the inner city, that impact heavily on such a community; fully 95 percent disapproves of the use of impact as a transitive verb in the sentence Companies have used disposable techniques that have a potential for impacting our health. ·It is unclear why this usage provokes such a strong response, but it cannot be because of novelty. Impact has been used as a verb since 1601, when it meant “to fix or pack in,” and its modern, figurative use dates from 1935. It may be that its frequent appearance in the jargon-riddled remarks of politicians, military officials, and financial analysts continues to make people suspicious. Nevertheless, the verbal use of impact has become so common in the working language of corporations and institutions that many speakers have begun to regard it as standard. It seems likely, then, that the verb will EVENTUALLY become as unobjectionable as contact is now, since it will no longer betray any particular pretentiousness on the part of those who use it.”
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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1. The striking of one body against another; collision. Look Up Synonyms – collision.
2. The force or impetus transmitted by a collision.
3. The effect or impression of one thing on another: still gauging the impact of something on the lives of people living somewhere.
4. The power of making a strong, immediate impression: the speech lacked impact.
v. im·pact·ed, im·pact·ing, im·pacts (m-pkt)
v. tr.
1. To pack firmly together.
2. To strike forcefully: meteorites impacting the lunar surface.
3. Usage Problem. To have an effect or impact on: “No region... has been more impacted by emerging demographic [development?] and economic trends [corporate imperatives?]” (Joel Kotkin).
v. intr. Usage Problem To have an effect or impact.
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[From Latin impctus, past participle of impingere, to push against. See impinge.]
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“im·paction n. Usage Note: The use of impact as a verb meaning “to have an effect” often has a big impact on readers. Eighty-four percent of the Usage Panel disapproves of the construction to impact on, as in the phrase social pathologies, common to the inner city, that impact heavily on such a community; fully 95 percent disapproves of the use of impact as a transitive verb in the sentence Companies have used disposable techniques that have a potential for impacting our health. ·It is unclear why this usage provokes such a strong response, but it cannot be because of novelty. Impact has been used as a verb since 1601, when it meant “to fix or pack in,” and its modern, figurative use dates from 1935. It may be that its frequent appearance in the jargon-riddled remarks of politicians, military officials, and financial analysts continues to make people suspicious. Nevertheless, the verbal use of impact has become so common in the working language of corporations and institutions that many speakers have begun to regard it as standard. It seems likely, then, that the verb will EVENTUALLY become as unobjectionable as contact is now, since it will no longer betray any particular pretentiousness on the part of those who use it.”
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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