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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Do you use "affect" or "effect" for the following sentence: "I hope the cold will not ___ you."
  

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First, which do you think? Have you checked your dictionary? Affect: To have an influence on or effect a change in: Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar.

— Mister Micawber

  • First, which do you think?
  • Have you checked your dictionary?
  • Affect: To have an influence on or effect a change in: Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar.
  • To act on the emotions of; touch or move.
  • To attack or infect, as a disease: Rheumatic fever can affect the heart.
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First, which do you think? Have you checked your dictionary?

Affect:
  1. To have an influence on or effect a change in: Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar.
  2. To act on the emotions of; touch or move.
  3. To attack or infect, as a disease: Rheumatic fever can affect the heart.
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