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Michelle Cha Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

effect / effectiveness of vitamines ?

1. The effect of vitamins.

2. The effectiveness of vitamins.

Which one is correct?
  

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The meanings are different. g. treat disease).

— GPY

  • The meanings are different.
  • g.
  • treat disease).
  • "effect" means any outcome or result that is caused by vitamins, which could be good, bad or neutral.
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The meanings are different. "effectiveness" means the ability to do something beneficial (e.g. treat disease). "effect" means any outcome or result that is caused by vitamins, which could be good, bad or neutral.
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I should add that "effect" can have a connotation of "good/beneficial effect" if that is indicated by the surrounding context. However, "The effect of vitamins" by itself could be referring to any kind of effect.
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Michelle Cha1. The effect of vitamins.
What happens when you take vitamins?
Michelle Cha2. The effectiveness of vitamins.
How good are vitamins at doing what they are supposed to do?

CJ
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