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from: DALLAS HINTON
date: 2020-03-17 22:43:00
subject: affect / effect

Hi All!

Answering a question asked of me on another medium - the difference
between "affect" and "effect":

Gage Canadian Dictionary: Most commonly, effect is a noun, meaning
"result", and affect is a verb, meaning "to influence": We don't know
what effect the new rule will have. The rule will affect everybody.
However, in formal English, effect is also used as a verb meaning "get
done, bring about": he effected an improvement in the working
conditions. Thus, to affect a proposal means to influence it or make a
change in it, while to effect a proposal means to get it done or bring
it to completion.



Cheers... Dallas

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