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Affect versus effect. What it the difference?. affect versus effect The majority of the time you use affect with an a as a verb and effect with an e as.

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1 affect versus effect. What it the difference?

2 affect versus effect The majority of the time you use affect with an a as a verb and effect with an e as a noun

3 affect versus effect Affect with an a means "to influence," examples: "The arrows affected the aardvark," " The rain affected Amy's hairdo." “My curfew has been affected by my lack of responsibility.

4 affect versus effect Effect with an e has a lot of subtle meanings as a noun, but basically its meaning is "a result" Examples: "The effect was eye-popping." "The sound effects were amazing." "The rain had no effect on Amy's hairdo" "The trick-or-treaters hid behind the bushes for effect.“ “The effect of plants on biodiversity is…”

5 affect versus effect Grammar Girl says, use aardvark to remember: “The arrows affected the aardvark.” “The effect was eye-popping." Affect with an a goes with the a words arrow and aardvark Effect with an e goes with the e word eye-popping

6 http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/affect-versus-effect.aspx An introduction to Grammar Girl!


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