affect is an action....'I was affected by the UV rays when I was in the sun'
effect is more like 'The effect of UF rays is sunburn'
BMD'sPeanut
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HOW IS THIS???
I’m involved in a very uncomfortable situation at work. It’s affecting my work life, my home life and now it’s even getting to me while I’m sleeping.
eogara
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HOW IS THIS???
I’m involved in a very uncomfortable situation at work. It’s affecting my work life, my home life and now it’s even getting to me while I’m sleeping.
Well, sad situation, incorrect grammar.
haha - sorry, misspelling.
Anyway, it would be effecting you, not affecting you.
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HOW IS THIS???
I’m involved in a very uncomfortable situation at work. It’s affecting my work life, my home life and now it’s even getting to me while I’m sleeping.
That is correct....
BMD'sPeanut
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freaking WORD...it's saying that effecting is incorrect and affecting is correct.
BCTM33
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I was out the day they taught this in school and I NEVER understood it. Thank god for spell and grammar check!
marymoon
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affect is correct, contrary to how I've always used them..
'effect' is to 'effect a change' for example..
affect is 'it had ushc and such of an affect on me..'
BMD'sPeanut
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HELP
wc0143
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I thought I knew which was right but reading all of this & the links has me totally confused!
Where are all the teachers????
btrflygrl
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It's affect BMD....I'm a stickler for grammar AND I taught 5th grade....
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Posted by marymoon
affect is correct, contrary to how I've always used them..
'effect' is to 'effect a change' for example..
affect is 'it had ushc and such of an affect on me..'
No its 'it had such and such of an effect on me.' Its 'to affect a change.' Don't forget affect also refers to a person's emotional state. 'That depressed person has such a flat affect.'
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last time i had to figure this out I went to dictionary.com, and it helped me. I don't know why it is so confusing, it is just one of those things that won't stick in my brain...and apparently the brains of most everyone else as well. Good luck...with everything
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affect is a verb or the 'action' effect is a noun or the consequences of the action
For example
The RNC will affect many commuters commuters. Everyone in New York will feel its effect
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HOW IS THIS???
I’m involved in a very uncomfortable situation at work. It’s affecting my work life, my home life and now it’s even getting to me while I’m sleeping.
That's correct! You've got it!
(I'm so glad you asked this question. The affect/effect error is one of my major pet peeves. I am the Chief of Grammar Police!)
Here's how I get my students to remember the distinction:
Grammar errors will affect your grades. These errors have the effect of making your instructor very angry.
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According to something I just read it's the way I said it above. If that's true, I've been using it wrong forever, whch I'll acknowledge, because this is the ONE grammatic thing I'm never sure about. But I did just read in a grammar guide that 'Affect' is the right choice.
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Ron and Liz, we need a spinning head emoticon.
It's clear as mud now!
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Not to make things more confusing, but I'm pretty sure that 'effect' and 'affect' are each both nouns and verbs.
Effect:
I would like to effect a change.
Planning my wedding had a large effect on my relationship with my mother.
Affect:
Planning my wedding really affected my relationship with my mother.
The actor played his role without any affect. [I believe that this is a less common usage as 'affect' as noun]
The Shorter OED defines affect as verb as 'to influence.' Effect as noun is 'something accomplished, caused, or produced; a result, a consequence.' Effect as verb is 'to bring about.'
