Affect vs effect! Affect and effect are easy to mix up. In this lesson, you will learn the differences between affect vs effect in English.
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Affect vs Effect
Using Affect
Affect means to influence or to produce a change in something.
- The affected skin turns red and may blister.
- Sales did not seem unduly affected.
- Both buildings were badly affected by the fire.
- Water supplies and other public utilities were badly affected.
- The pollution of the forest has seriously affected plant life and, to a lesser extent, wildlife.
- Farmers and market gardeners have been badly affected by the drought.
- Trading has been adversely affected by the downturn in consumer spending.
- The statistics seriously underestimate the number of people affected.
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It’s difficult to quantify how many people will be affected by the change in the law.
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Protests have been made/registered by many people who would be affected by the proposed changes.
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The police have provided experts to counsel local people affected by the tragedy.
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It is too early to say whether insurance premiums will be affected.
Using Effect
Effect is a noun, and it means the result of a change. So, if an event affects your life, you will feel the event’s effect.
- The effect speaks, the tongue needs not.
- The snow had a predictable effect on traffic.
- The letter is to the effect that he will soon arrive.
- Paddy’s words had a startling effect on the children.
- Her criticisms had the effect of discouraging him completely.
- The news had an electric effect.
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One effect of overeating may be obesity.
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These tragic incidents have had an immediate effect.
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My father’s death had a profound effect on us all.
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Kindly notify us when this is put into effect.
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Tolstoy’s experiences of war had a profound effect on his work.
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