Affect, Effect
One of these words means to "influence." The same word can also mean "feeling" or "emotion." The other refers to bringing about a result or to the result itself. Read the following examples and then answer the preview questions.
How did the decision affect employee attitudes?
Will the budget cuts affect salaries?
With jaw tense and fist clenched, he spoke with great affect.
What was the effect of the new system on productivity?
How can we effect the change most quickly?
What are the two meanings or uses of the word affect?
What are the two meanings or uses of the word effect?
The word affect, as used in the first two examples, means "influence." As this word is used in the third example, affect means "feeling."
The fourth sentence uses effect in the meaning of "result." In the last sentence, effect is used to mean "bring about" or "make happen."
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