I have trouble using the words 'affect' and 'effect' correctly.
Which is which?
2006-11-12 00:06:40 · 11 answers · asked by Miss Vicki 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
effect is noun
the effect of the sleeping pill hasn't worn out completely
affect verb
he was affected badly by the policies of the company
2006-11-12 00:17:33 · answer #1 · answered by raj 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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Affect: 1. to act on; produce an effect or change in: Cold weather affected the crops.
2. to impress the mind or move the feelings of: The music affected him deeply.
3. (of pain, disease, etc.) to attack or lay hold of.
Effect: 1. something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
2. power to produce results; efficacy; force; validity; influence: His protest had no effect.
3. the state of being effective or operative; operation or execution; accomplishment or fulfillment: to bring a plan into effect.
4. a mental or emotional impression produced, as by a painting or a speech.
5. meaning or sense; purpose or intention: She disapproved of the proposal and wrote to that effect.
6. the making of a desired impression: We had the feeling that the big, expensive car was only for effect.
7. an illusory phenomenon: a three-dimensional effect.
8. a real phenomenon (usually named for its discoverer): the Doppler effect.
2006-11-12 08:15:48 · answer #2 · answered by TroubleBubble 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Affect is a verb and it means : "to have an effect on ".
Effect is a noun.
Affect has a derrivative noun- affection, but I guess there's no way you could mistake it for the word effect. (for example: Dan had a great affection for his co-worker Jane).
:)))cheers!
2006-11-12 08:22:14 · answer #3 · answered by venitoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Affect" is the result or appearance that something or someone makes. eg. If I put a drop of blue paint into a dish if yellow paint, how would it AFFECT it? It would turn it greenish.
So, that is how it would AFFECT it, but the turning greenish would be an EFFECT.
An effect is something caused or produced; a result, a consequence.
2006-11-12 08:09:08 · answer #4 · answered by cloud43 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use affect to denote something having an influence on something else. Use effect to denote something brought about by a cause or and agent.
"Sam's biology teacher was so interesting she had a direct affect on his decision to become a teacher himself."
"Instead of giving the room a warm feeling the color they chose had the opposite effect."
2006-11-12 08:21:23 · answer #5 · answered by Only hell mama ever raised 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Affect means to influence, as in "it affects me whenever dad is angry". Effect means to put something into use, such as in a new law going into effect. Hope this helped!~
2006-11-12 08:18:45 · answer #6 · answered by themom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
affect means the aftermass of something that has already happen. effect like sitting the mood and how it effects you.
2006-11-12 08:32:00 · answer #7 · answered by silkieladyinthecity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Affect is the action, effect is the consequence.
2006-11-12 08:15:33 · answer #8 · answered by baka_neko 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
either can be a verb or a noun
His love affected (verb) her.
The effect (noun) was to melt her heart.
He effected (verb) an escape from prison.
His french accent was merely an affect (noun).
2006-11-12 12:17:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How will the effect affect me? haha, j/k Effect is the result of something; affect is how something reacts on something directly. Remember it by.....e---ffect=
e--nd result.....a---ffect is like affection and we all react to that.
2006-11-12 08:27:20 · answer #10 · answered by Heather V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋