Understanding the Difference between Affect and Effect

Understanding the Difference between Affect and Effect
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The majority of the time, the word "affect" is used with an "a" as a verb, meaning "to influence." For example, "The arrows affected Aard

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Slide2The majority of the time you use  affect  with an  a  as a verb and  effect  with an  e  as a noun.

Slide3Affect  with an  a  means "to influence,"  "The arrows affected Aardvark,“  "The rain affected Amy's hairdo."  Affect  can also mean, roughly, "to act in a way that you don't feel,"  "She affected an air of superiority."

Slide4Effect  with an  e  has a lot of subtle meanings as a noun, but to me the meaning "a result" seems to be at the core of all the definitions.  For example, you can say, "The effect was eye- popping,“  "The sound effects were amazing," or "The rain had no effect on Amy's hairdo."

Slide5Affect  can be used as a noun when you're talking about psychology.  It means the mood that someone appears to have.   "She displayed a happy affect." Psychologists find it useful because they know that you can never really understand what someone else is feeling. You can only know how they  appear  to be feeling.  Effect  can be used as a verb that essentially means "to bring about," or "to accomplish.“  You could say, "Aardvark hoped to effect change within the burrow."

Slide6In your own words on a piece of scrap paper,explain the difference between effect and affect. How are you going to remember the difference between  effect  and  affect ?