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Default Re: Affect vs. Effect

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Originally Posted by lucyarliwu
I think "affect" is a verb, while "effect" is a noun.
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It is true that affect is used as a verb more often than effect is, but either of them can be used as either verb or noun. People often get the two confused, but they do not mean the same thing.

Affect as a verb means to influence, while effect means to bring about.

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