I really don't understand them. For example when I say: "The effect that eating sweets can be bad for your body" As apposed to saying "affect" Can someone help me understand?
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You're overcomplicating it. It's just that "effect" is used in America and "affect" is used in England.
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Effect is more past tense. Affect is describing what something will do to something else. The Effect of the knife on the bread was two pieces. The knife had an affect on the bread by cutting it in two.
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Effect: the result of an action. Affect: the action being performed to cause the effect. At least, that's how I learned it.
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Affect is a verb, meaning to cause something to happen. Effect is a noun, which is the result of having happened.
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Affect is for emotions. Watching the last episode of Thomas the Tank Engine affected you. Effect is your plain everyday outcome from a cause stuff.
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Uncooked food can affect you in bad ways. Uncooked food can have bad effects on you.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Loaja343 You're overcomplicating it. It's just that "effect" is used in America and "affect" is used in England.[/quote]No. They are two different words. Affect means something that will happen as a result, effect is what that is.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Jeff_The_Killer [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Loaja343 You're overcomplicating it. It's just that "effect" is used in America and "affect" is used in England.[/quote]No. They are two different words. Affect means something that will happen as a result, effect is what that is.[/quote]You obviously missed that other thread if I managed to troll you, lol.
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It's in my name, so I have to use it every day.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Loaja343 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Jeff_The_Killer [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Loaja343 You're overcomplicating it. It's just that "effect" is used in America and "affect" is used in England.[/quote]No. They are two different words. Affect means something that will happen as a result, effect is what that is.[/quote]You obviously missed that other thread if I managed to troll you, lol.[/quote]nou
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effect is a noun, affect is a verb [Edited on 11.30.2012 1:43 PM PST]
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An affect causes an effect. Affect is the verb, effect is the result of the affect. Ex. The loud noise affected his hearing. One effect of the loud noise was hearing loss.
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Effect can be a verb too. He effected a change.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] catman6 Effect can be a verb too. He effected a change.[/quote] But that's wrong (sorry for being blunt) in that case it would be affect as well.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] catman6 Effect is more past tense. Affect is describing what something will do to something else. The Effect of the knife on the bread was two pieces. The knife had an affect on the bread by cutting it in two.[/quote]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Jiggleslinky [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] catman6 Effect can be a verb too. He effected a change.[/quote] But that's wrong (sorry for being blunt) in that case it would be affect as well.[/quote][url=http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&tbo=u&q=effect&tbs=dfn:1&sa=X&ei=aSq5UMCoEIf00gHY_YCwAg&sqi=2&ved=0CC0QkQ4&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=b8e68883fe4dda7c&bpcl=39314241&biw=950&bih=955]What?[/url] [url=http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/affect-versus-effect.aspx]What 2? (look down to rare uses)[/url] [url=http://www.englishforums.com/English/AffectedEffected/gqmb/post.htm]What 3?[/url] [Edited on 11.30.2012 1:54 PM PST]