Re: [Culture] Re: Bullshit Alert Affect vs Effect

[Craigsolve]

In a message dated 8/3/2004 4:23:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That would be "affect", the verb, as opposed to "effect", the noun. Here on the High Kulcha list, some of us are grammato-fanatics. "Bull Gates' Encarta goes one step further.   affect or effect? The first thing to notice is that affect is only a verb, whereas effect is a noun and verb. What causes confusion is that they are both pronounced the same way and have meanings that are closely related. If one thing affects another, it has an effect on it. Notice also that you can affect (cause a change in) people as well as things, but you can only effect (bring about) things: The election effected major changes in the government. However, affect can be a noun? He had a feminine affect. Yes Yes, No No, Herr Professor? Good English should be a challenge. Ciao, Craig