2006-09-22 23:24:00 · 14 answers · asked by Appy 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Affect Vs. Effect
Affect and effect are two words that are commonly confused.
"Affect" is usually a verb meaning "to influence".
The drug did not affect the disease.
"Effect" is usually a noun meaning "result".
The drug has many adverse side effects.
"Effect" can also be used as a verb meaning "to bring about".
The present government effected many positive changes
2006-09-22 23:26:19 · answer #1 · answered by thumberlina 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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There are four distinct words here. When “affect” is accented on the final syllable (a-FECT), it is a verb meaning “have an influence on”: “The million-dollar donation from the industrialist did not affect my vote against the Clean Air Act.” A much rarer meaning is indicated when the word is accented on the first syllable (AFF-ect), meaning “emotion.” In this case the word is used mostly by psychiatrists and social scientists— people who normally know how to spell it. The real problem arises when people confuse the first spelling with the second: “effect.” This too can be two different words. The more common one is a noun: “When I left the stove on, the effect was that the house filled with smoke.” When you affect a situation, you have an effect on it. The less common is a verb meaning “to create”: “I’m trying to effect a change in the way we purchase widgets.” No wonder people are confused. Note especially that the proper expression is not “take affect” but “take effect”—become effective. Hey, nobody ever said English was logical: just memorize it and get on with your life.
The stuff in your purse? Your personal effects.
2006-09-23 06:32:22 · answer #2 · answered by 4999_Basque 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can Affect something,afterwards the Effect is what happened to it.
2006-09-23 06:26:38 · answer #3 · answered by Alfred E. Newman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest way to remember the difference of the two spellings is to remember the difference of the two actions....
to AFFECT something is to bring about a forced change... '....affected me so much I became afraid to .....'
to EFFECT something is a to bring about a gradual, consequential happening or change... 'The effect of ... is that now ....
The affect of.... is to bring into effect ....
2006-09-23 06:44:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of both words is:
AFFECT= if you eat something and makes you ill it's affecting your' stommach!
EFFECT= A hurricane can cause an effect disastrous!!!
2006-09-23 06:29:19 · answer #5 · answered by alfonso 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
effect is a noun "the effect of sunlight could cause sunburn"
affect is a verb "he was affected by sunburn"
one exception where effect can be used as a verb is
"to effect an entry" (or exit)
2006-09-23 06:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if something is affected it feels the effect. If something is effected it means it has been done.
2006-09-23 06:25:55 · answer #7 · answered by rachel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it something has affected the people, the people will feel the effect
2006-09-23 07:31:54 · answer #8 · answered by tombraider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "effect" of global warming will "affect" the entire world.
2006-09-23 06:26:27 · answer #9 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Effect is the result of a cause, such as. I stub a toe...and scream is the effect. "Affect" is how your moods appear. such as a sad person might have a depressed affect, happy would be bright affect, can also be sullen, flat, incongruent,
2006-09-23 06:29:58 · answer #10 · answered by Roscoe P Coletrain..yip yip 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋