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Grammar
Affected/Effected
What is the rule on when to use affected and when to use effected? Sample sentence below:
"If a salary sacrifice scheme is considered, employees need to be aware that both private and state pension contributions will also reduce and that some state benefits could be affected."
"If a salary sacrifice scheme is considered, employees need to be aware that both private and state pension contributions will also reduce and that some state benefits could be affected."
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"Affect", in the example you've given, means to influence or produce an effect on something. In normal usage it is always a verb; it has a noun meaning only as a term used in psychology. In contrast, "effect" is most often used as a noun.
- "Affect", in the example you've given, means to influence or produce an effect on something.
- In normal usage it is always a verb; it has a noun meaning only as a term used in psychology.
- In contrast, "effect" is most often used as a noun.
- It means the result of an action.
- It is easy to see why confusion can arise: when an action affects something, it produces an effect.
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"Affect", in the example you've given, means to influence or produce an effect on something. In normal usage it is always a verb; it has a noun meaning only as a term used in psychology.
In contrast, "effect" is most often used as a noun. It means the result of an action.
It is easy to see why confusion can arise: when an action affects something, it produces an effect. When
In contrast, "effect" is most often used as a noun. It means the result of an action.
It is easy to see why confusion can arise: when an action affects something, it produces an effect. When
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No, no, no! 
If you're talking about twoverbs affect and effect, affect means to have some influen
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By selecting the general term epilepsy to stand for two more specific ideas, you seem to be trying to make it appear that affect and effect somehow mean the same thing. But the mere fact that two different words can be placed in the same position in a sentence proves nothing about synonymy, witness: What a beautiful cat/dog you have! or I would like to write/re
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"What he thought would [come to be / be accomplished / be put into operation] looks like what will [come to be / be accomplished / be put into operation]."
--Anything that can be said to "come to be" is itself a change from what previously existed or didn't exist.
" What he thought would be influenced looks like what will be influenced."
--Anything that is influe
--Anything that can be said to "come to be" is itself a change from what previously existed or didn't exist.
" What he thought would be influenced looks like what will be influenced."
--Anything that is influe
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concerning: "What he thought would be [affected/effected] looks like what will be [affected/effected]."
Just to clarify, the reason both sentences can mean the same thing is that the subject is unspecified.
In one case the subject is what is being influenced, and in the other the subject is the influence itself.
When affected is used the literal meaning wo
Just to clarify, the reason both sentences can mean the same thing is that the subject is unspecified.
In one case the subject is what is being influenced, and in the other the subject is the influence itself.
When affected is used the literal meaning wo
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No, no, no! If you're talking about twoverbs affect and effect, affect means to have some influen
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Goodman, "effect" can be a verb, as described above.
As soon as he took office, the new mayor effected sweeping changes in the city.
Oh really? What programs were affected?
Well, the parks were the first to show the effects.
As soon as he took office, the new mayor effected sweeping changes in the city.
Oh really? What programs were affected?
Well, the parks were the first to show the effects.
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I saw [effect] being used as verb before. But I was not sure if that was correct. In fact, some of the google search results never mentioned [effect] as a verb.
Affect, the verb, means to influence. His illness affected his grades. Effect, the noun, means result or outcome. His illness had an effect on his grades. ...
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Affect, the verb, means to influence. His illness affected his grades. Effect, the noun, means result or outcome. His illness had an effect on his grades. ...
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