Marcie M. answered • 02/10/21
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Affect is a verb and effect is a noun. I affect my children as I raise them. The effect of the sun can cause sunburn.
Becky D. answered • 02/06/21
Retired English and Special Education Teacher
They sound the same, but to "affect" something is a verb. To remember Affect, think of Action. An "effect" is what happens after something has been affected! Thus, "effect" is a noun.
Ex: The high winds affected her ability to steer correctly. The damaging effects from the winds were horrible.
Mohamed R.
There are also circumstances when 'effect" can be used as a verb. For instance, " … to effect changes in their plan." Effect in this case means to perform.02/07/21
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I don't think this here deserves to be a separate answer (as Becky's answer is completely on point for Asked's question), but affect can be a noun in a specific circumstance. Affect as a noun can mean how a person presents themselves (usually in the context of psychology). In that sense, one might say a person with a blank expression "has a flat affect." However, regardless of verb/noun, you can still think of affect as "that which is happening" and effect as "that which has happened." So in the example I used, "affect" can translate as "the presentation of the person to those around them," which is something that is always actively happening.02/06/21