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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Globalization has positive effects on people's lives.

Globalization has positive effects/influence/impact on people's lives.

Do all of the underlined words fit into the above context and mean about the same? Thanks.
  

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Hi Angliholic Effects is plural, the other two are plural. That's no good to begin with. Influence usually indicates something that lasts a long time: His books have had a great influence on my thinking.

  • Hi Angliholic Effects is plural, the other two are plural.
  • That's no good to begin with.
  • Influence usually indicates something that lasts a long time: His books have had a great influence on my thinking.
  • Effect is often something shorter: The trip had a bad effect on his health.
  • Impact is often short and strong.
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Hi Angliholic

Effects is plural, the other two are plural. That's no good to begin with. Influence usually indicates something that lasts a long time:
His books have had a great influence on my thinking.

Effect is often something shorter:
The trip had a bad effect on his health.

Impact is often short and strong. Besides,
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what positive effects does i have on people's lives,can you state.

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