14 Feb 11
Anyhoo.....
Trying to get back on track, "affect' vs. "effect" used to bother me so I researched it and determined that they're interchangeable. Unlike their, they're, there. And also its, it's and that great non-word its'. Also the other fan favorite "irregardless".
15 Feb 11
Originally posted by clive59"affect" and "effect" are NOT interchangeable, regardless of what you determine.
Anyhoo.....
Trying to get back on track, "affect' vs. "effect" used to bother me so I researched it and determined that they're interchangeable. Unlike their, they're, there. And also its, it's and that great non-word its'. Also the other fan favorite "irregardless".
16 Feb 11
Originally posted by clive59Think of the word sting. Sting can be both caused and sensed. If I sting another, the action of the sting is called 'affect.' If the other feels the sting, that is the 'effect.'
Technically true, but as verbs they are extremely close in meaning -
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effect