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Alternate way of saying Tech Tree

What does tracing a phenomenon down to first principles look like? A binary decision tree? Likely not. If I hold an arrowhead in my hand (an artifact as you say), do I follow an inquisitive path regar …
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Affect vs effect use

In your use case scenario: Affect is a verb: "Doing X will affect Y." Effect is a noun: "The effect of doing X can easily be seen in the change in Y." An easy exercise for learning the different us …
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at the scene vs on the scene

In your example of "at the scene," the subject is a passive observer, merely a witness to some notable action. In both examples of "on the scene", the subjects are active participants of the main even …
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