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Originally posted by: spidey07
I believe that both are actually correct depending on what you are trying to say.

There's a really good page out there by Purdue that shows the different uses of the words in ways you've never seen.

But me personally I would use "effect"

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so in other words, the bet is a push.
🙂
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wrong
 
Originally posted by: JS80
what idiots picked "affect"...
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I'm amazed so many got it right, spelling & grammar have really gone down the crapper and it's fashionable to be stupid these days.
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
After reading some more, both are correct.

both can be nouns or verbs depending on context.
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Yes, they can both be used as nouns...but the WAY it is used in that sentence fits EFFECT and not AFFECT
 
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Why did you list the options in your poll in a different order than in the OP? That's confusing.
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Same reason he doesn't know the difference between affect and effect. Be gentle, no one asks to be handicapped; it just happens. We must be understanding.
 
It's effect. I'm not sure if affect could be used. Can something be "to an affect"? The noun affect refers to emotions and the experience of an emotion excluding physiological aspects.
 
Originally posted by: binister
Which is correct?

"Something to that affect."

or

"Something to that effect."

I always thought it was the latter but a coworker swears it is the former.
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Ahhh fsck. I accidentally chose affect, but it is "effect"
 
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Why did you list the options in your poll in a different order than in the OP? That's confusing.
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Is it really that confusing?

I am amazed people are having trouble reading the options. It isn't like I converted the letters to their ASCII hex representation and made you guys convert it.

In any case, I have updated the question to reflect the order of the poll. :beer:

 
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