I'm gonna figure out the difference between affect and effect one of these days.

By 9 Glad Rag Kraken on May 17, 2008

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1 Kaylie Scott who agreed, says

You can do eet.

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4 Comestibles J Coolio who hasn't voted, says

effect is a noun
affect is a verb

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4 Comestibles J Coolio who hasn't voted, says

An astonishing number of people don't know this.

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1 flamigore who hasn't voted, says

It's easier for people to remember with context. The special effects in that movie were awful. Has this comment affected anyone yet.

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1 flamigore who hasn't voted, says

? oops

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4 Comestibles J Coolio who hasn't voted, says

Of course, effect is also a verb, e.g. to effect a change.

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6 DeWe who hasn't voted, says

I am affected.

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4 Comestibles J Coolio who hasn't voted, says

yes, you have an affectation.

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5 Rael who hasn't voted, says

Can anyone be effected?

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6 DeWe who hasn't voted, says

The drug effected bizarre changes in Rael's take on the world.

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10 Rachel who hasn't voted, says

I don't think Ben will. I have sufficiently to generally not have people bother me about my use except when I forget to be careful and slip up. But it's actually more complicated than affect is a verb and effect is a noun, and I usually don't bother beyond that basic level. On a side note, affect can also be a noun, as in the patient has flat affect.

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3 T3H who disagreed, says

English sucks!

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3 T3H who disagreed, says

the language, that is.

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8 Vynce who hasn't voted, says

plese tag "vocabulary"

And I don't know how to vote, since i currently know the difference.

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9 Glad Rag Kraken who agreed, says

I'll make another claim w/r/t the need for buttons beyond agree and disagree. I'm thinking the third button needs to be "I'm a smarmy bastard."

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1 Laguna3DGuy who agreed, says

English sucks no more than any other language. It's the morons who refuse to maintain its standards.

I've effected the affections of those whose effects have affectations.

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