When I write, I often get confused whether to use affect or effect.
2006-07-14 06:23:11 · 6 answers · asked by lumi 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Well AFFECT is a verb and EFFECT is a noun. For example--The 9/11 bombing had an adverse affect on the psyche of the American people.
The effect of the 9/11 bombings led to most people having a fear of flying.
Affect means to have an impact.
Effect means consequence or change in something after the impact.
2006-07-14 07:31:28 · answer #1 · answered by jeet s 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Most people think that Affect is the verb and Effect is the noun, but this isn't the whole story. The best thing to do might be to look them up, but here are some examples.
I affected (verb) her by making her cry.
The effect (noun) I had on her was that she cried.
His german accent was simply an affect (noun).
Houdini effected (verb) many amazing escapes.
2006-07-14 13:34:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Affect = to have an effect on; influence; produce a change in
Effect = anything brought about by a cause or agent; result
Effect is normally used as a past tense.
2006-07-14 13:29:30 · answer #3 · answered by TeeDawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
affect is something that happens out which inturn results with effects.example an duplicate medicine might affect a lot of people by causing lots of side effects
2006-07-14 13:35:18 · answer #4 · answered by suresh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one's a verb, the other one is a noun. same meaning, though.
2006-07-14 13:26:57 · answer #5 · answered by Maus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look it up at dictionary.com
2006-07-14 14:50:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋