Impact ?

[fedupandfifty]

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?

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

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

Hmmmpf. What's wrong with "affect"?

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

Still don't like it!

Not sure why it cannot be used as a verb?

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

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.

And faeces

No self-respecting American pedant uses "impact" as a verb, TMNJ.