Affect and effect

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Re: Affect and effect

Post by Tero » Fri Sep 30, 2011 3:20 pm

You have to be able to distinguish noun and verb. Stuff people forget after high school.
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Re: Affect and effect

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:07 pm

Pappa wrote:
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Pappa wrote:This is why it can be confusing:

I effected a change in the system which affected many of the account holders. Various effects, including an extremely angry affect were caused.
Why is that confusing?


I effected (action) a change in the system which affected (emotion) many of the account holders. Various effects (actions), including an extremely angry affect (emotion) were caused.
Except you got that bit wrong, and the first "effected" means "to bring about".
Right. "To bring about" is an action. As for the emotion, how do you know they weren't upset by it?
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Re: Affect and effect

Post by Pappa » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:12 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Pappa wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Pappa wrote:This is why it can be confusing:

I effected a change in the system which affected many of the account holders. Various effects, including an extremely angry affect were caused.
Why is that confusing?


I effected (action) a change in the system which affected (emotion) many of the account holders. Various effects (actions), including an extremely angry affect (emotion) were caused.
Except you got that bit wrong, and the first "effected" means "to bring about".
Right. "To bring about" is an action. As for the emotion, how do you know they weren't upset by it?
Affected there means changed. Even if they were upset by it, the verb wouldn't be describing an emotional state as affect only describes an emotional state when used as a noun.
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Re: Affect and effect

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:15 pm

Sorry, but that logic has no affect on me, no matter how effective you think it must be.
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