Thread: Affect or Effect ?

This link was posted on another forum I frequent today, perhaps it will help

10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling - The Oatmeal

I don't worry much about grammar or spelling.
English is a mongrel mix of languages that would be more sensible spelled Fuh-net-ick-lee

i usually just go with whichever on i write first and i dont even try to understand it

-dan-

I always remember it as "you affect the effect". Like in Starlibartfast"s comic, there are some weird rules where its reversed or something, but I really don't worry about those.

i myself am having trouble with advice or advise... i think it's important to say it aloud..

Originally Posted by welshwizard

This may help you.

Affect / Effect: cause or result

The thanks button did not work so here is my thank you to you.

Very helpful site for non-native speakers too. Tought me at thing or two and I even did not click all the buttons.

hmm, English isn't my native tongue. But I always learned it like this:
affect is a verb(act A is affecting object B), where effect is a noun describing the relationship between cause and result(The effect of act A is situation B).

just my 2 cents.

Both affect and effect can be either a noun or a verb. The link in my earlier post should help.
To be honest, though I did learn grammar at school, most of my knowledge has come through reading a lot.
Ironically, I only got to grips with English grammatical construction when I started to learn French.
Seeing the words used accurately and in correct context over and over again is the easiest way to learn.

I heard an interview on NPR this morning with the Editor of the Merriam Webster Dictionary. Among other things, he was discussing their online version and some of the interesting differences between it and the print version. For example, they now track which words are most frequently looked up online. Guess what, Jimmy, you're not alone. The two most frequently accessed words are "affect" and "effect". And you thought you were special....

Originally Posted by Bill S

And you thought you were special....

Not special Bill, just especially dumb .....