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Old 18-Jul-2007, 21:53
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Default Re: effect vs affect ?

Here's how my father taught me this lesson forty years ago:

"A few drinks will affect his recovery." It will change the natural course of his recovery, for either the better or the worse.

" A few drinks will effect his recovery." It will cause him to recover.
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