Affect the Effect
A posting on a web site
made it to Facebook today. “Rule 8: Affect is a verb and effect is a noun.” Actually,
that is not correct. Both words can be verbs and both words can be nouns.
AFFECT:
- Noun: feeling or emotion (used primarily in the field of
psychology).
The patient’s face showed no affect at all; he was impossible to read. - Verb: to have an influence on (substitute the word “change” as a test). Rheumatic fever can affect the
heart.
EFFECT:
- Noun: Something produced, brought about by a cause (substitute the word “result” or “outcome” to check. The incident had a deleterious effect on our relationship.
- Verb: to bring into existence or to produce (substitute the word “create” to check). Specific genes effect specific bodily characteristics.
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