i had a hard time in using these similar looking words at appropriate places. some help would be appreciated. Thank you
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or of this one: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/24037/whats-an-easy-way-to-remember-when-to-use-affect-or-effect – Kristina Lopez Aug 25 '14 at 21:34
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It's also one of the most discussed English topics on the internet. I vote "general reference", here. – Dan Bron Aug 25 '14 at 21:34
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i read both, none helps exactly. – Iamnikhil08 Aug 25 '14 at 21:39
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@Iamnikhil08, after reading those answers, what is still unclear to you? – Dan Bron Aug 25 '14 at 21:44
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None came up with an illustration, and also there answers were rather confusing – Iamnikhil08 Aug 25 '14 at 21:47
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i read on some website the difference between these words, but couldn't find it now. – Iamnikhil08 Aug 25 '14 at 21:48
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sorry, My mistake.. good responses were there on those links, but those show up when i scroll down. Thank you – Iamnikhil08 Aug 25 '14 at 21:56
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Affect is a verb and effect is a noun. So for example:
The drought affected the growth of the economy.
The drought had a great effect on the growth of the economy.
However, it gets more complicated: effect can also be used as a verb, which means to bring about. This is rarer, though, and mostly used in formal English. For example:
The Fed effected the rise of interest rates.
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