effect/affect

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  1. Jay

    Jay Well-Known Member

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    Periodically I make the effort to learn the difference. I read up on it from multiple sources and try to digest it, and it's not that I keep forgetting, it's just that I don't ******* get it. I have a similar problem with lie and lay. I'm starting to have sympathy with the whole their/there/they're, your/you're fiasco.
     
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    The EFFECT of continuing global warming could AFFECT all of us in the years to come. There, I just made that up but it is an example of the different use of the two words
     
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    I think this sums it up pretty well.

    Generally speaking, affect is a verb and effect is a noun. When you affect something, you produce an effect on it. Even in the passive voice, something would be affected, not effected.
     
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  4. Whi

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    Two quality answers.

    No need for me to explain.

    So why the **** am I posting this?

    Oh yes. It's my night off work so I'm up all alone trying to stay busy. I think I'll finish that blog.


    You Reds.
     
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    Whiney is affected by loneliness, the effect of which is...well...quite sad.
     
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    Effect is the cause, affect is the consequence. Simple dimple pimple. :)
     
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    too much time on your hands boys
     
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    your right, they could of done so much more with there time then wandered about affect/effect
     
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    like what you done their :)
     
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    That's what I was taught.
     
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    Corrected it for you mate. Must do better.
     
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    *wondered

    another sauce of confusion to many.
     
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    I think that went totally over your head. Let me help you out with the mistakes I made:
    "your" instead of "you're"
    "could of" instead of "could have"
    "there" instead of "their"
    "then" instead of "than"
    "wandered" instead of "wondered"

    :)
     
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    Yes I did realise
    That's why I changed my comment :D
     
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    A very Dharmic explanation..if I may say Mr C..
     
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    yep, affect is what 'appens after.
     
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    Sounds like this could turn in to an episode of 'allo 'allo in a minute!
     
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    Most people get it wrong, don't let it affect you.
     
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    Then there's affect and affect. That can be a bit of a head affecter.

    You can affect something, as in bring influence upon. And also affect, as in adopt or portray personally. For example, Joey Barton affected a stupid French accent in his interview the silly basterd.
     
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    And there is/are also effects and effects. As in personal effects, never quite got that one.

    And 'effects of which....' which also directly infers consequence.
     
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