I mean, I should know this, and I must, because I use it correctly... (at least I think I do, I've written 100 essays, and a prof has never said anything), but I don't actually know the difference. Do you?
2006-06-11 06:26:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"Affect" - It is the verb which means the result of something...
Ex. The smoke affects Raju.. He starts coughing...
Here, the word affects means results in Raju's coughing....
"Effect" - It is the noun which means something that can or has happened as a result
Ex. The effect of the smoke is that Raju started coughing...
which means that the smoke can affect a person or thing, but that is because the smoke has a particular effect...
2006-06-11 06:33:27 · answer #1 · answered by Ash 2 · 15⤊ 4⤋
Please learn to use a dictionary. It's sad that a university student hasn't figured this out, and it's sadder still that the professors neglect to correct their students.
Affect, as quoted from source below:
"to produce an effect on; influence....move; touch the feelings of.... pretend to have or feel...assume the character or manner of...show a preference or liking for...
" 'Affect' should not be confused with 'effect; which means 'to bring about, to accomplish', e.b. 'The government effected great changes.' Note also that 'effect; is commonly used as a noun as well as a verb."
Effect, as a noun =
1. result or consequence of an action.
2. efficacy (the drug had little effect).
3. an impressions produced on a spectator,
and so on.
Effect, as a verb =
1. bring about an event or accomplish an intention or desire.
2006-06-11 07:45:18 · answer #2 · answered by sambot 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a verb, to affect means 'to act upon or have an influence on', as in "Sunless days affect my mood." It can also mean 'to make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume' as "to affect ignorance." To effect means 'to bring about or create' as in "to effect a change." If you affect something, you do to it. If you effect something, you cause it to be. Advertising might affect the sales of widgets (by causing them to increase), or it can effect sales (bring them about) if, for example, there were no sales at all to begin with. As a noun, effect means 'result, consequence, outcome'. An effect is that which is produced when you affect something: "The poem affected me deeply; it really had an effect on me." Affect as a noun is a term from the field of psychotherapy meaning 'the emotional complex associated with an idea or mental state'. Keep in mind that usually if you want a noun, the word you want is effect, but if you want a verb, the word you want is affect.
2006-06-11 06:34:43 · answer #3 · answered by ♥-=-TLCNJ19-=-♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Affect: "to produce or have an effect upon"
"the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes"
Effect: "power to bring about a result : INFLUENCE the content itself of television ... is therefore less important than its effect"
You could say, The effect of the movie was...
or, That movie really affected me.
The two words are very close.
2006-06-11 06:37:23 · answer #4 · answered by Seikilos 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Affect is an action like "The changes will affect me"
Effect is a noun like "The effect that this change has on me..."
2006-06-11 06:28:53 · answer #5 · answered by happypanda03 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Affect is a verb. Effect is a noun.
2006-06-11 06:28:56 · answer #6 · answered by Princess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"affect" are factors that cause a problem and "effect" is the end result of those factors
everything you do in your life has an "affect" and the outcome of your actions is the "effect" simle
2006-06-11 07:58:25 · answer #7 · answered by gInber 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Affect is how your actions influence others. Effect is how the actions of others influence you. Plain and simple.
2006-06-11 06:30:57 · answer #8 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'affect' means the negative results to some thing n 'effect means the positive results of the same thing or the other.
i know the difference very but think that can b able to describe more appropriately in hindi.i can't find the specific words to express , but think this can help.
hope so!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-06-11 06:37:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
ex : cause and effect NOT cause and affect, effect is the result of something, affect is something that is inflicted or something rather like sara has an affect on her younger sister not sara has an effect on her younger sister,cus sara is not the cause of her sister. sara's behavior effected her younger sister. now sara is the cause. you see?
2006-06-11 08:07:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋