Affect and Effect are twins. Sometimes you can tell them apart, but other days it’s difficult.
I hope this post will have a lasting effect on you. (See what I did there?)
Affect
Affect is a verb. You use it to influence something. It can be used in the act of changing something.
Examples:
The book affected me to do something inspirational. (The book influenced me to do something.)
His words affected me so much that I would do something I’d regret. (He influenced me to do something.)
Effect
Effect is a noun. You use it when you’re talking about the change itself or the result of something.
Examples:
The drug has many side effects. (Taking the medicine can result in other symptoms.)
The remix of the song had a higher effect as the original version. (Listening to the remix song resulted in better buys.)
I hope this post affected you to make better grammatic choices. (Okay, I’ll stop now.)
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Good job! I have a handout on this. Wish I had a way to share it, but my computer skills are lackingl. Ha ha!
Lol, I’m glad to know I got it right.
Well this post had the right effect in how it affected me!
Glad I’m not the only one making corny jokes! 😉
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Aw, thank you Aurora! That means a lot. 🙂
It’s my pleasure, Rachel! 🙂
“Affect” can also be a noun when pronounced with a stress on the first syllable (a-ffect). It means emotion as in “flat affect.”
You’ve done a great job distinguishing the two!
Good point!
This is worth a handout. I had an English teacher in high school who drummed this into me, but I still slip up!
I still slip up a lot too. I had to Google this before writing the post, lol.
Time to force everyone I can to learn the difference by reading your post.
Good luck! 🙂
I shall try.
Reblogged this on Don Massenzio's Blog.
Sure it affected, now let’s see if I can remember the effect😀
It’s hard for me to remember, I’ll admit that, lol.
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