I hate when I'm writing an email and I need to use one of them and I can't tell which one. I use MS Outlook and when I use the look up- the definitions seem the same. Help.
2006-08-24 09:49:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Affect is a verb - Will the news affect the election?
Effect is a noun - What is the effect of the recent weather?
2006-08-24 09:51:32 · answer #1 · answered by lepninja 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Affect is a verb. Effect is a Noun.
2006-08-24 20:52:06 · answer #2 · answered by Lakshmi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"affect" is an action -- the wind affected my golf ball
"effect" is a thing, like "sound" or "blue" or "hot" -- with the wind's effect, my ball flew off course.
remember it like this:
- movies have "special effects" which are things that make the movie exciting.
2006-08-24 10:04:48 · answer #3 · answered by superstar dj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
affect is kind of like the action..like "the blow affected me"
effect is like the result of the action..like"the blow was quite an effect."
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2006-08-24 09:55:18 · answer #4 · answered by blahhhaha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
affect is what is being sent. Effect is what is felt.
2006-08-24 11:23:25 · answer #5 · answered by lisa l 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋