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Many people are confused by the usage of "impact" as a verb vs. a noun. But it seems that about 80 percent of people agree that impact should not be used as a verb, according to the book, "100 words almost everyone confuses & misuses" compiled by the editors of American Heritage Dictionaries.
However, that same reference book says that "impact" was used as a verb as far back as 1601 to mean "to fix or pack in."
Needless to say, many books bypass this word because of the controversy. One such book is "The Most Common Mistakes in English Usage," by Thomas Elliott Berry. Whether "impact" and its use as a verb is common is opinion. I would say it's pretty darn common.
The "Associated Press Broadcast News Handbook," a reference that broadcasters everywhere use, simply states under the entry for impact, "Do not use as a verb."
And Paul Brians' popular "Common Errors in English Usage" takes...
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