Long time since English class. But I'm fairly sure some authors confuse the two.
Just remember RAVEN.
Remember,
Affect is a
Verb,
Effect is a
Noun.
In short, affect is something done, effect is the result.
The worst affect of the rain is I am wet.
Because of the effect of the rain, I am wet.
Just remember RAVEN.
Remember,
Affect is a
Verb,
Effect is a
Noun.
While this is a good general guideline, it's not always the case, and I think it's better to actually understand the difference between "effect" and "affect" than to blindly apply a rule that isn't always correct.
"Effect" is most commonly a noun, and "affect" is most commonly a verb, but they can both be either, and they're not synonyms in either case.
As verbs, "affect" means to influence or change, while "effect" means to cause or create.
As nouns, "effect" is an outcome or result, while "affect" (pronounced differently than the verb, รฆf-fekt rather than ษ-fekt) is primarily psych jargon meaning emotional response or the outward expression thereof.
awnlee jawking linked an earlier post of mine where I went into more detail about it.
In short, affect is something done, effect is the result.
The worst affect of the rain is I am wet.
Because of the effect of the rain, I am wet.
And you're not even following your guideline here. Both of those uses are nouns, and should be "effect". Using the verb would look something like:
"Because the rain affects me, I am wet."
If you search the forum, you'll find this has been discussed several times. Here is one instance.
AJ
If you search the forum, you'll find this has been discussed several times. Here is one instance.
As have topics on author's misuse of homynyms. At present, it happens so frequently that I'm half convinced that some authors here are using buggy speech software or just plain doing it on purpose to get a rise out of the grammar nazis. Otherwise I'd have to believe that recent educational standards have fallen to such low levels that the difference between spoken English now and 50 years from now will differ as much as modern English does from Chaucer's English.
Otherwise I'd have to believe that recent educational standards have fallen to such low levels
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Otherwise I'd have to believe that recent educational standards have fallen to such low levels that the difference between spoken English now and 50 years from now will differ as much as modern English does from Chaucer's English.
Bingo, we have a winner!
I have lately been thinking that my hearing is going, because I have trouble understanding some ads on TV.
Audiologist says no, my hearing is fine. The actors just can't speak a language that is understandable to anyone over the age of 30.
Of course, the writers of the ads share some responsibility for that as well.
Otherwise I'd have to believe that recent educational standards have fallen to such low levels that the difference between spoken English now and 50 years from now will differ as much as modern English does from Chaucer's English.
That wouldn't necessarily require a drop in educational standards.
Effect involves change. Affect involves appearance/perception. Both are both nouns and verbs.