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Impact ?

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fedupandfifty · 06/03/2014 20:45

I keep hearing this as a verb eg "this is going to impact my future". It's driving me nuts: surely it should either be said as"this is going to have an impact on my future" or "this is going to impact on my future"? But not on its own, as a verb with no "on" following?

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CocktailQueen · 07/03/2014 10:01

It's used like this more and more, and I don't like it either. But it is pretty common, I'm afraid.

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TizzyMcTizzy · 07/03/2014 10:04

It's a trend. Not a great trend but it is happening with all sorts of nouns.

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chateauferret · 08/03/2014 16:24

Hmmmpf. What's wrong with "affect"?

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fedupandfifty · 08/03/2014 18:37

I've just looked it up. Apparently "to impact" is correct. I think it's an Americanism, though.

Still don't like it!

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twintery · 08/03/2014 18:41

Not sure why it cannot be used as a verb?

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CorusKate · 08/03/2014 18:42

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TheOriginalSteamingNit · 08/03/2014 18:44

I don't like it either; to me, things have an impact. They don't impact, or impact on.

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TeenageMutantNinjaTurtle · 08/03/2014 18:50

Impacted makes me shudder. The only thing that can be impacted is a tooth.

And impactful. Sigh.

I hate working in an American company, my ears are insulted daily.