When can one use effect and when can one use affect? I still don't know the difference between the two.
2006-07-28 17:50:42 · 13 answers · asked by Apple Pie 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Effect : Something brought about by a cause or agent; a result.
Affect : To have an influence on or effect a change in
2006-07-28 17:52:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Affect is a verb. Something affects something. "His bad breath was affecting my concentration." "Your sweet talk isn't affecting my decision".
It's a word that is actively doing something.
Effect is the end result , it's a noun.A thing.
"When she dyed her hair blue, the effect was quite stunning."
(compare to: "The dye affected the color of her hair."
It may help to remember the movie term "special effects". Things we see in the film, effects. Like blood and gore and scars and monsters. Things we can see.
We might be "affected" by them, too, if the special "effects" are good ones. (affect = a change, we become scared or tense...)
Does that help? To complicate matters, the term "affect", pronounced differently, with a long a with the stress on it, is a term used in psychiatry. It means someone's mood or facial expression. But that's neither here nor there in relation to the use that you mean. Just an FYI in case you hear the word used differently.
I hope I helped a little.
2006-07-28 18:02:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Effect is used as a noun
Example- His dance moves have an effect on me.
(The verb here is "have")
Affect is used as a verb
Example- The weather affected their plans for a picnic
(The verb -or "action" of the sentence- is "affect")
hopefully that helps some :)
2006-07-28 17:55:46 · answer #3 · answered by toothchic314 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Effect is a noun, the thing. Affect is a verb, the action. Remember A for action.
2006-07-28 17:53:47 · answer #4 · answered by Slake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Effect is a noun. The effects of sleeping all day can include no sleep that night.
Affect is a verb. My late afternoon nap affected my nightly slumber.
2006-07-28 17:55:55 · answer #5 · answered by dtc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, Affect is used when the out come is negative. Effect is neutral. Such as "the net Affect of the investment was a loss."
Also, Affect is a medical term for mood. Such as "the patients affect seemed appropriate for the situation."
2006-07-28 17:55:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
noun: If something has an effect, then it means that it creates a change.
verb: if you effected something you made a change in it. But you affect someone, by causing them to feel differently.
the effect of his speech was to affect her deeply.
2006-07-28 17:54:31 · answer #7 · answered by electroberry1 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Affect is a verb (not a subject)
Effect is a process, but also can be a verb (to cause a result)
2006-07-28 17:54:57 · answer #8 · answered by sochiswim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When one factor has an "effect" on something else, "AFFECT" is the verb and "EFFECT" is the noun form: (1) She does not "AFFECT" me. [meaning: She does not "influence" me. VERB] (2) She has no "EFFECT" on me. [meaning: She does not have any "influence" on me. NOUN] "The electronics have averaging in hardware to reduce the [effects] of vibration." The right word should be "EFFECTS" since this is a NOUN. (it has the article "the" in front of it). * If you said 'The vibrations "AFFECT" the electronics.' "AFFECT" would be correct since this is a VERB. Note: The only time "effect" is used as a verb is when it is used to mean "enact" -- such as "the board effected a new policy." This is a more technical usage and not very common. Most people normally use "affect/effect" to mean having an "influence" on someone or something.
2016-03-27 05:04:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Affect" is a verb: as in, This will AFFECT you in a bad way.
"Effect" is a noun, as in: This is having a bad EFFECT on me.
2006-07-28 17:54:30 · answer #10 · answered by Brian M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋