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effect/affect is simple: effect is a noun and affect is a verb. when you affect something, it causes an effect :)
by Greenisus 15y ago
effect/affect is simple: effect is a noun and affect is a verb. when you affect something, it causes an effect :)
- RyanMcGreal 15y agoAlas, "effect" is also a transitive verb: you can effect change, i.e. cause it to occur.
- jholman 15y agoAnd alas, "affect" is also a noun. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/affect#Noun http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/affect#Noun
- m_myers 15y agoAnd "affect" is also a noun, although rarely used. affect: the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes; also : a set of observable manifestations of a subjectively experienced emotion <patients … showed perfectly normal reactions and affects — Oliver Sacks> (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affect http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affect) But it's still a good rule of thumb.
- Johngibb 15y agoAt least this usage of affect carries a different pronunciation. The emphasis is on the first syllable here, rather than the second, making it SOUND like a different word than effect.
- orillian 15y agoThe requirement for your argument is that the original poster of this side topic understands the differentiation between a noun and a verb. Otherwise your generalization is aptly put.