What Is
the Difference Between Affect and Effect?
It's actually pretty
straightforward. The majority of the time you use affect as a verb and effect as a noun.
When
Should You Use Affect?
Affect is used as a verb, means "to influence," as in, "The drug affected the boy," or "The rain affected my hairdo."
When
Should You Use
Effect?
Effect has a lot of subtle meanings as a noun, but the meaning "a
result" seems to be at the core of all the definitions. For example, you
can say, "The effect was disastrous," or "The sound effects
were amazing," or "The rain had no effect on my hairdo."
Common
Uses of Affect and Effect
Most of the
time affect is a verb and effect is a noun.
Most people have trouble remembering the basic rules of when to use these words, so
if you stick with those, you'll be right 95% of the time.
