Affect and effect
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Affect and effect
I'm sure I get them wrong every time. I've checked the meanings and usages dozens of times but it never sinks in.
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Re: Affect and effect
Yeah always a difficult one.
When I try and check the meaning I usually don't understand the difference in the explanation - or it sort of doesn't relate to how I'm using it or something.
When I try and check the meaning I usually don't understand the difference in the explanation - or it sort of doesn't relate to how I'm using it or something.
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Re: Affect and effect
"It will have an E".Pappa wrote:I'm sure I get them wrong every time. I've checked the meanings and usages dozens of times but it never sinks in.
"It has no A" .
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It doesn't help that both can be used as either nouns or verbs.
"I felt the effect of her efforts with the tub of butter, but I maintained a flat affect."
"I felt the effect of her efforts with the tub of butter, but I maintained a flat affect."
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Affects affect people and other beings. Think of it as the root of 'affection'. It doesn't make sense to say 'the earthquake affected the city greatly' but it does to say 'the earthquake affected their lives'. Affection is based on emotion and changes to it. Effects alter our world like lighting effects which change the appearance of a room.
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Carrying Ani's thoughts on:
"Affection" and "Effective" would be good mnemonics.
"Affection" and "Effective" would be good mnemonics.
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Re: Affect and effect
Is it more difficult because english isn't your first language?
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Stop putting on such effectations!
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Weird, it doesn't effect me at all 
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See - used like this I have no idea which is right or wrong - and I can't work it out based on any explanations.rachelbean wrote:Weird, it doesn't affect me at all
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Using Ani's explanation you can work it out pretty easily, for instance: What I do has an affect on people, the effects of which may vary.Psychoserenity wrote:See - used like this I have no idea which is right or wrong - and I can't work it out based on any explanations.rachelbean wrote:Weird, it doesn't affect me at all
lordpasternack wrote:Yeah - I fuckin' love oppressin' ma wimmin, like I love chowin' on ma bacon and tuggin' on ma ol' cock…
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I hereby coin the word: "Æffect"
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I think that's the problem. I forget because I know one of them (effect) also means to cause something to come into being as a verb.FBM wrote:It doesn't help that both can be used as either nouns or verbs.
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Yes, but the majority of the time affect is a verb, effect is a noun. There are exceptions, but if you're unsure it's a good rule of thumb.
lordpasternack wrote:Yeah - I fuckin' love oppressin' ma wimmin, like I love chowin' on ma bacon and tuggin' on ma ol' cock…
Pappa wrote:God is a cunt! I wank over pictures of Jesus! I love Darwin so much I'd have sex with his bones!!!!
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