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Knowing when to use affect or effect in a sentence can be a challenge. These words are examples of homonyms. Homonyms are words that similar, but have very different meanings. Other examples of homonyms are two/to/too, accept/except, and there/their/they're. ... Subject versus Object Pronouns...
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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.
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www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/affect.html
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“Then Versus Than” ; Than is a conjunction used with comparisons. ... "Affect Versus Effect," by Paula Marie Bentley, Editor-in-Chief; Affect means to influence. ... Effect means to bring about some kind of result.
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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.
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www.writersblock.ca/tips/monthtip/tipsep99a.htm
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Affect is the usual verb. (It is commonly equated to “to influence.”) ... Affect (v) to do something that produces an effect or change in someone or something ... Test Your Affect versus Effect Knowledg...
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See Audience, Prescriptive versus Descriptive Grammars, ... Affect with an a is usually a verb; effect with an e is (usually) a noun. When you affect something, you have an effect on it. The usual adjective is effective, which means "having the right effect," or "getting the job done" — an effective medicine, for instance.
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Affect vs. Effect Quiz ... A) The affect of the antibiotic on her infection was surprising. ... A) Plastic surgery had an effect, not only on her appearance, but on her self-esteem.
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www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/effect_vs_affect_1.asp
www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/effect_vs_affect_1.asp
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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.)
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www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutspelling/affec...
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Less obvious than a lot versus alot, ... (On the few occasions when affect is used as a noun, it refers to the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes. Unless you're writing a dissertation on psychology, you'll seldom need to use affect ... On the few occasions when effect is used as a verb,
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