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Thread ID: 89802 2008-05-12 20:57:00 7.8 Earthquake Hits China. Trev (427) PC World Chat
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668670 2008-05-13 08:46:00 Poor construction makes the death toll worse. Hope they revise building standards after this. beeswax34 (63)
668671 2008-05-13 09:15:00 My condolences to the people effected

I'm sure this person didn't mean what they wrote. It means they feel sorry for the people who caused the earthquake or the damage from it.
What they should have said was "affected" - there's a world of difference.
TideMan (4279)
668672 2008-05-13 09:17:00 According to the news, the buildings were constructed to withstand major earthquakes but not a 7.8 one. The depth of this one was fairly shallow at 10km.
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Trev (427)
668673 2008-05-13 11:44:00 I'm sure this person didn't mean what they wrote. It means they feel sorry for the people who caused the earthquake or the damage from it.
What they should have said was "affected" - there's a world of difference.

Sorry! Yes, affected not effected. :yuck:
Deathwish (143)
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