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To: Responsibility2nd

Okay

I hate affect and effect

affect is a verb

effect is a noun

Fo’ shizzle


23 posted on 12/05/2012 2:57:56 PM PST by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: KosmicKitty

Affect is also a noun. Mostly used in psychology.


26 posted on 12/05/2012 3:11:19 PM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: KosmicKitty
"Affect" and "effect", as written, can both be verbs or nouns.

The distinction is not syntactical but lexical.

30 posted on 12/05/2012 3:36:30 PM PST by wideawake
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