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Effect vs. Affect
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference Asked by: cassiobury-ga List Price: $10.00 |
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21 Jan 2005 12:07 PST
Expires: 20 Feb 2005 12:07 PST Question ID: 461151 |
What is the difference between effect and affect? |
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Re: Effect vs. Affect
Answered By: juggler-ga on 21 Jan 2005 13:54 PST |
Hello. The easiest way to understand this is to consider these four uses... (1) affect as a verb (2) effect as a verb (3) effect as a noun (4) affect as a noun (1) Affect as a verb. To "affect" something is to influence or change it. Examples... "Drinking beer will affect your ability to drive." "That decision affected all of us." "Affect" also means to "stir the emotions." Example... Her death affected us deeply. ------- (2) Effect as a verb. This usage is less common than (1) but it does exist. To "effect" something is to bring about something or cause it to happen. Examples... "President Clinton effected a change in the welfare policy." "John's home run in the ninth inning effected our victory." --------- (3) Effect as a noun An "effect" is a result or consequence. Example... "We all suffer from the harmful effects of air pollution." "Effect" also means the condition of being operative. Example... "The law goes into effect tomorrow." "Effects" are also belongings or property. Example... "The warden confiscated the prisoner's personal effects (i.e., his wristwatch, wallet, etc.)." ------------- (4) Affect as a noun. This usage is far less common than (3), but it does exist in the psychology field. "Affect" is an outward expession of emotion. Example... "The patient was depressed, but his affect appeared normal." Unless you're in the field of psychology, psychiatry or medicine, you probably will have little use for "affect" as a noun. --------- sources: Ball State: Affect/Effect http://publish.bsu.edu/ldemo/bettaknow/affect.html AskOxford.com: Affect/Effect http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutspelling/affect Dictionary Reference: What is the difference between affect and effect? http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/a/affecteffect.html GrammarMudge: Affect/Effect http://www.grammarmudge.cityslide.com/articles/article/992333/8543.htm ABOUT-WORDS-L Archives: RE: Affect and effect http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/ABOUT-WORDS/2001-07/0994427517 ---------- search strategy: "difference between affect" "affect as a noun" I hope this helps. |
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Re: Effect vs. Affect
From: just4fun2-ga on 21 Jan 2005 12:49 PST |
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