Comments on: Accept the Effect http://www.dailywritingtips.com/accept-the-effect/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: 60 in 3 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/accept-the-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-401 60 in 3 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:26:05 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/accept-the-effect/#comment-401 But look at the two example sentences you used, they're not really that different. Gal But look at the two example sentences you used, they’re not really that different.

Gal

]]> By: Daniel http://www.dailywritingtips.com/accept-the-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Daniel Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:59:36 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/accept-the-effect/#comment-389 Affect as a verb is "to influence," while effect is "to cause" or "to accomplish." Just try to fill in their meaning on the sentence. For instance: "The tornado effected/affected a change in our plan." If you consider the meaning of affect, the sentence would read: "The tornado influenced a change in our plan." That does not make much sense, so the word you are looking for here is effect "The tornado caused a change in our plan." Affect as a verb is “to influence,” while effect is “to cause” or “to accomplish.”

Just try to fill in their meaning on the sentence. For instance:

“The tornado effected/affected a change in our plan.”

If you consider the meaning of affect, the sentence would read:

“The tornado influenced a change in our plan.”

That does not make much sense, so the word you are looking for here is effect

“The tornado caused a change in our plan.”

]]> By: 60 in 3 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/accept-the-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-388 60 in 3 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:44:04 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/accept-the-effect/#comment-388 Gah! I'm still not sure when to use affect vs. effect. They seem to be identical! Gal Gah! I’m still not sure when to use affect vs. effect. They seem to be identical!

Gal

]]> By: Jay Wagers http://www.dailywritingtips.com/accept-the-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Jay Wagers Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:57:48 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/accept-the-effect/#comment-385 Good post. Here are two more that I notice all the time: sell and sale. Good post. Here are two more that I notice all the time: sell and sale.

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