The Contra Costa County Local Planning Council for Childcare and Development presents its 4th annual “Young Children’s Issues Forum” on Saturday, October 27 from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Mt Diablo Universalist Church at 55 Eckley Lane in Walnut Creek.
Admission is free. Topics will cover childcare and childcare wages, preschool, nutrition, and before- and after-school programs. Local and state representatives will be featured speakers. For more information contact REuth Fernandez at 925-942-3413.
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Zed, good eye.
It actually came to me as “affect.” But if “affects” have “effects” i.e. to change something—in this instance the election is purported to bring about some change to children and families— I changed it to “effect.” Questionable, perhaps. Erroneous? maybe. Never unconsidered.
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861583968/affect.html
In general use, affect is only used as a verb, whereas effect is commonly used as a noun and only in formal contexts as a verb. What causes confusion is that they have very similar pronunciations and closely related meanings. If one thing affects [acts upon] another, it has an effect on it [causes it to change]. Notice also that you can affect [cause a change in] people as well as things, but you can only effect [bring about] things such as changes: The election has affected our entire society, for it has effected major changes in the government.The bad weather has a bad effect [not affect] on him.
i think you mean Affect, not Effect.
This agenda looks more like a tax-payer funded photo op for incumbents.