{"id":3294,"date":"2019-03-03T01:08:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T09:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcounter.net\/blog\/?p=3294"},"modified":"2019-03-07T00:37:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T08:37:24","slug":"affect-vs-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcounter.net\/blog\/2019\/03\/03\/103294_affect-vs-effect.html","title":{"rendered":"Affect vs. Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don\u2019t let the difference between affect<\/em> and effect<\/em> affect your self-confidence. Learning these two words is a cinch.<\/p>\n

You might get away with not knowing the difference when speaking, as these two words are usually homophones (soundalikes). But your basic spell-checker won\u2019t always catch a usage error if you type a correctly spelled version of a word.<\/p>\n

In their most common usage, affect<\/em> is a verb and effect<\/em> is a noun. But each word can be either part of speech. Don\u2019t worry! We\u2019ll clear up the confusion for you.<\/p>\n

Affect<\/h2>\n

So, is affect<\/em> a verb or a noun? Well, it can be both.<\/p>\n

But the most common definition of affect<\/em> is \u201cto alter\u201d or \u201cto act upon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Look at this headline:<\/p>\n

“New Study Examines How Tiny Gas Pockets Affect 3D Printing”
\nCarnegie Mellon University<\/a><\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t already know the facts, there\u2019s no way to tell whether the gas pockets make good or bad changes\u2014or both.<\/p>\n

Here are some more examples:<\/p>\n