“I don’t want this to have an effect on my rejection rate” or “I don’t want this to have an affect on my rejection rate

Question

Which should it be:  “I don’t want this to have an effect on my rejection rate” or “I don’t want this to have an affect on my rejection rate

Answer 1

Generally, "effect" is used as a noun and "affect" is used as a verb.

So you could say:

 

"I don’t want this to have an effect on my rejection rate"

 

or

 

"I don't want this to affect my rejection rate"

 

There are situations in which "effect" can be used as a verb but this is a good rule of thumb.