When are you supposed to use the word affect and effect properly in a sentence?
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this isnt the exact definitions, but effect is usually the noun and affect is usually the verb
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"There are four distinct words here. When “affect” is accented on the final syllable (a-FECT), it is a verb meaning “have an influence on”: “The million-dollar donation from the industrialist did not affect my vote against the Clean Air Act.” A much rarer meaning is indicated when the word is accented on the first syllable (AFF-ect), meaning “emotion.” In this case the word is used mostly by psychiatrists and social scientists— people who normally know how to spell it. The real problem arises when people confuse the first spelling with the second: “effect.” This too can be two different words. The more common one is a noun: “When I left the stove on, the effect was that the house filled with smoke.” When you affect a situation, you have an effect on it. The less common is a verb meaning “to create”: “I’m trying to effect a change in the way we purchase widgets.” No wonder people are confused. Note especially that the proper expression is not “take affect” but “take effect”—become effective." http://wsu.edu/~brians/errors/affect.html
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Effect is what happens. When you see the big colorful lights, that's the EFFECT of lighting the firework on fire. Those are cool special EFFECTS. It AFFECTS me by burning my arm. Affect is how it is relative to you. You are AFFECTED by something. Does that make sense?
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