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Originally Posted by Daithi
After all, kids do read more than previous generations.
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Where are the Rowlingites when you need them? Pretty sure that Harry Potter didn't become the phenomena that it did because Kids These Days Don't Read.
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Originally Posted by Daithi
Maybe this generation of kids has a harder time knowing when to use 'affect' vs. 'effect', and it is testing on these kinds of details that are truly being reported and not reading ability.
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I agree. And for the record, I've mistakenly used "affect" for "effect" once or twice. Ten Hail Marys, I know.
