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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14d
‘Effect’ can be a verb that means "to cause to come into being."

- “The strike effected change within the company.”

'Affect' can be a noun that refers to an observable emotional response.

-“His affect did not change after hearing the news.”

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Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 20d
The baby boom visualized

(by Reddit user: u/Serkan089)
A heatmap titled "The U.S. Baby Boom was between 1946 and 1964" illustrates age-specific fertility rates in the United States from 1935 to 2020. The y-axis represents the age of mothers, from 15 to 45. The x-axis represents the year. The color intensity of the grid cells corresponds to the fertility rate, with a color scale below the chart ranging from light pink (0.00) to dark purple (0.25). A vertical black box with a horizontal arrow across the top highlights the period from 1946 to 1964, visually marking the "Baby Boom." The heatmap shows a significant area of dark color, indicating high fertility rates, concentrated in the age range of 20-30 during the Baby Boom years, with the highest concentration around age 25. The high-fertility area shrinks and shifts slightly to the right in subsequent years, showing a general decline in the overall fertility rate, but a slight increase in fertility rates for older age groups over time. The data source is the Human Fertility Database (2024), and the visualization is by Miguel HG.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Jan 7
Something interesting you might not have realized: a number of words in English are NOUNS when you stress the FIRST syllable, but VERBS when you stress the SECOND syllable.

"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”

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LiJie @lijie.bsky.social · Jan 4
Haha

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Dec 29
grateful | adjective | appreciative of benefits received : feeling or showing thanks

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LiJie @lijie.bsky.social · Feb 6
First time here. Is blue sky another X?