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Wed Dec-29-04 10:08 AM
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effect vs affect............discuss |
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:10 AM
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1. Affect connotes an emotional effect. |
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:11 AM
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2. both can be nouns; both can be verbs |
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:13 AM
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3. I get them mixed up all the time! |
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:13 AM
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4. Thank god for grammar check |
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:18 AM
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5. If you use the grammar check in Word, |
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:23 AM
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9. Thank god my boss doesnt know that |
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:19 AM
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6. Not sure if I'm right. This is how I think of them. |
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Affect starts with A, effect starts with E. So affect comes first. That makes sense, as attempts to affect something creates effects.
Is that anywhere even close? :D
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:23 AM
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8. unless you are a direct agent: e.g., you "effect change". |
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:22 AM
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Edited on Wed Dec-29-04 10:22 AM by RebelOne
If you're referring to a thing (a noun), 99 times out of 100 you mean effect. If you mean an action (a verb), the odds are just as good if you go for affect.
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:25 AM
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Affect is a verb; effect is a noun
America has been adversely affected by Bush. Bush has had a terrible effect on America.
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:25 AM
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11. Affect donates an action..effect donates a reaction...at least I think |
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:25 AM
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12. When it comes to grammar |
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all I can do is cut and paste.
Usage Note: Affect and effect have no senses in common. As a verb affect is most commonly used in the sense of “to influence” (how smoking affects health). Effect means “to bring about or execute”: layoffs designed to effect savings. Thus the sentence These measures may affect savings could imply that the measures may reduce savings that have already been realized, whereas These measures may effect savings implies that the measures will cause new savings to come about.
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Wed Dec-29-04 10:52 AM
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13. i guess that's a valid topic for discussion, |
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given the declining quality of education, and given that dictionaries would be one of the first things not to buy when one is short on income.
but then perhaps DU should have a seperate forum for English education.
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