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Difference between effect and affect

effect is when something is caused to happen. Cause and effect. The effect of cheating was breakup. The effect of war is death.

Affect is ..hmmm.... blue lights gave his white teeshirt a weird affect. His depression had a huge affect on his appetite.

I found this as explaination:
Usage Note: Affect and effect have no senses in common. As a verb affect is most commonly used in the sense of ?to influence? (how smoking affects health). Effect means ?to bring about or execute?: layoffs designed to effect savings. Thus the sentence These measures may affect savings could imply that the measures may reduce savings that have already been realized, whereas These measures may effect savings implies that the measures will cause new savings to come about.
 
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: amdfanboy
effect == noun
affect == verb
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effect can also be a verb, meaning to bring about. Example: The duty of the legislative branch is to effect the will of the people.

affect can also be a noun, meaning feeling or emotion. Example: The soldiers seen on television had been carefully chosen for blandness of affect.
 
Got it now...thx guys.

the way i understand it now is:


affect = action (You are affecting)

effect = result (The way you affected that cause this effect)


effect = result
effect = result
effect = result
effect = result



affect = your action
affect = your action
affect = your action
affect = your action
 
Effect = Something that happens (e.g. lung cancer is an effect of smoking cigarettes)

Affect = Something done that causes an "effect" (e.g. Playing Doom 3 all night instead of studying can affect your grades)
 
Originally posted by: amdfanboy
effect == noun
affect == verb
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That's true most of the time, but both can be used as either a noun or a verb, just to confuse you more.
 
Originally posted by: Pex
for the grammitically challenged please?
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you're kidding right? and what the hell is "grammitically"?!?!! some people just make me wonder.....that is all.
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I got #3 wrong? Wtf?

"My mood can effect my thinking, too."

Um... no?


and this test scoring is all kinds of fcked up. we probably all got #10 right, it just doesn't read the form correctly.
 
Originally posted by: Kev
I got #3 wrong? Wtf?

"My mood can effect my thinking, too."

Um... no?


and this test scoring is all kinds of fcked up. we probably all got #10 right, it just doesn't read the form correctly.
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#3 is sentence 2, "Television has a strong effect on public opinion."

#8 (sentence 7) "This plan will surely effect significant improvements in our productivity."
#9 (sentence 8) "The patient shows normal affect and appears to be psychologically stable."
#10 (sentence 9) "Slim tried to effect an escape through the air ducts."

#8 and 10 are two cases when "effect" can be a verb. #9 is a case where "affect" can be a noun.

PLEASE NOTE: The answer numbers on this quiz do not correspond to the question numbers. Each drop-down answer has a separate number even if it belongs to a differently numbered question. Keep this in mind as you check your answers. We're aware that it's confusing and we're going to switch to a new system.
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