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This actually really helps, thank you
You’ve got it about as distilled as it gets, if you’re still having trouble you may want to reinforce your understanding of nouns and verbs (don’t worry it’s complex!)
Clues for “effect”
Clues for “affect”
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Thank you🙏
Also important to note that people frequently use them incorrectly, so don’t be thrown off if you see these clues and they don’t pan out.
" Affect means to produce a change or influence something, as in 'The weather affects my mood.' It can also refer to someone's emotional state, as in 'She was deeply affected by the news.'
Effect, on the other hand, refers to the result or outcome of an action or event, as in 'The effect of the medicine was immediate.' It can also be used to describe a particular impression or atmosphere, as in 'The movie had a spooky effect.' "
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Thanks! Didn’t even realize 😅
I think thats where i get tripped up on, wouldnt the news be like the "reason" ?
I‘m not sure what you mean? The news is what is causing change to her. She is being affected by the news.
She is being affected by the news. The news has had an effect on her.
That’s a good way to put it
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Technically yes. The news was the EFFECT (noun) that AFFECTED (verb) her mood.
Something is affecting you causing an effect? Can something cause affect? Or something can be effecting? That’s the way how I would start unpicking it if someone could explain to me as well.
To make it even more confusing for you, affect can also be a noun and effect can also be a verb.
Somebody can have a strange "affect" e.g. they come across as a strange person.
You can effect change, as in make change happen.
In the most common use though, effect is a noun and affect is a verb: if something affects you it has a big effect on you.
It truly is as simple as using affect as a verb and effect as a noun. Asking yourself the question, “Is this a verb or noun?” will always help.
For most common cases affect is a verb and effect is a noun, for help memorizing use “RAVEN” Remember Affect Verb Effect Noun.
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dshookowsky t1_j9v9cc1 wrote
If I pinch your arm, I have affected you. The effect is the pain and redness where you were pinched.