Ask Anything on Yik Yak | this is going to sound stupid but i genuinely want to learn. i dont understand the difference between “effect” and “affect”, i feel stupid for having to search it up every time or using “impact”. i get all the other commonly mistaken words but this😤😤

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this is going to sound stupid but i genuinely want to learn. i dont understand the difference between “effect” and “affect”, i feel stupid for having to search it up every time or using “impact”. i get all the other commonly mistaken words but this😤😤

Anonymous 1w

here's how I remember it: "affect," with an "a", is an action. A for Action. So if it's a verb, it's "affect", 95% of the time. "Effect" is a noun, again 95% of the time. there's that 5% on either side but those are way more specific use cases and probably not worth getting confused about if you're just trying to get it straight.

Anonymous

#1 1w

ok to clarify, affect applies to actions and means it’s going to influence/change something. for example “the sun can affect plants in a positive way”. effect is something that already has been impacted or changed and is the outcome of the affects. “partying had a negative effect on my sleep.” did i get those right?

Anonymous

OP 1w

you did!

Anonymous

#1 1w

ily!!!! tysm🫶🏼🫶🏼