Effect or Affect?

Question

I did not expect to be (effected/affected) by this movie the way that I was.

It was very (effective/affective) in getting his message across.

I have read the rules for effect and affect a million times, and I still do not really understand. Please help!

Answer 1

AFFECT and EFFECT -

The correct usages in your sentences should be -
I did not expect to be AFFECTED by this movie the way that I was.
It was very EFFECTIVE in getting his message across.

Now the differences of these words -
AFFECT -

When it is NOUN the meaning is -
The conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion.

When it is a VERB the meaning and usage are-
1. Have an effect upon - "Will the new rules affect me?"
2. Act physically on; have an effect upon -
3.Connect closely and often incriminatingly - "This new ruling affects your business"
4. Make believe with the intent to deceive
5. Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

EFFECT-

As a noun -
1. A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon -
"the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"
2. An outward appearance-
"she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"
3. (of a law) having legal validity-
"the law is still in effect"
4. A symptom caused by an illness or a drug -
"the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anaesthetic"
5. An impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)-
"he just did it for effect"
6. The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work-

As a verb -
1. Produce-
2. Act so as to bring into existence-
"effect a change"

Hope the above will clear your doubts and will know the correct meaning and usage..

Answer 2

I did not expect to be affected by this movie the way i was.
It was very effective in getting his messages across.

affect means to impress the mind or move the feeling of
effect is the result

Answer 3

I did not expect to be affected by this movie the way that I was.

It was very effective in getting his message across.


Yeah this one is a little tricky: To be affected is to have something change something in you, physically, emoptionally, the manner isn't described. But it is done TO something.

An effect is to describe WHAT has been changed or influenced by something else. But in your above statements it's important to know that while technically correct it is grammatically undesireable to use affective.

Answer 4

The first one is "affected", the second one is "effective".

To understand more, read the grammar rules below

For effect:
"Use effect when you mean bring about or brought about, cause or caused
Use effect when you mean result.
Also use effect whenever any of these words precede it:
a an any the take into no

For affect:
Use the verb affect when you mean to influence rather than to cause.
Affect is used as a noun to mean emotional expression."

http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/effVaff.asp

Answer 5

According to AskOxford.com (http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutspelling/affect)

To affect something is to change or influence it, To effect something is a rather formal way of saying `to make it happen'. Confusingly, either may produce an 'effect' or result. ('An affect' is a technical term in psychology.)

The stability of the wall was affected by passing lorries.
The demolition of the wall was effected by the detonation of a charge of dynamite.

The dynamite did not just 'affect' (influence) the demolition of the wall: it caused it.

Hence, for your examples, it's:

I did not expect to be AFFECTED by this movie in the way that I was. (i.e. the movie influenced you (emotionally))

It was very EFFECTIVE in getting his message across.
(replace effective by efficient if you like)

Answer 6

'effect ' is the noun e.g. the special effects were great.

'affect' is the verb e.g. It affected me in a good way.

'be affected' is the verb in the passive voice
e.g I was affected by what he said

'effective' is the adjective
e.g. This is an effective method of learning

Answer 7

I did not expect to be affected ...

It was very effective ...

Affect most often refers to a change in one's mind ...
Effect needs a cause to go with it ...

Answer 8

Affect is the act of causing some change, effect is that change.

So it would be affected for the first, and effective for the second.

Answer 9

1. Affected

2. Effective

Answer 10

I did not expect to be AFFECTED by this movie the way that I was. (Affected is used for a feeling)

It was very EFFECTIVE in getting his message across. (Effective is used to convey that it came across fufilling his expectations or goals)