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General Category => General Board => Homework Haven => Topic started by: -shiNe! on March 26, 2012, 07:04:36 PM
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What Is the difference between, effect and affect?
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Affect is always a verb. it means to bring on or cause a change, or to cause emotion, to provoke feelings (good or bad). it can also mean to adopt a false characteristic.
"Many people drive dangerously, but this does not affect me, since i don't even have a car. (affect means there is no effect to the cause - no relation between the bad drivers and myself)"
Effect can be either a noun or a verb. as a noun, it means the result of something (cause and effect).
"Unemployed workers are a direct effect of factory closures."
As a verb, it means the same thing as the verb "effectuate", which means to bring about, to accomplish.
"When the government effected tax cuts, everyone received a larger paycheck."
(The two words affect/effect are closely related ... one could say something to the effect of: "we were all deeply affected when the government effected a tax increase.")
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hmmm, after all these years of education.. that was the best explanation I heard D:
and btw it would affect you, cause of walking or if you were in someone's car :P
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hahaha okay I get It. Thanks Yoda!
What about than and then?
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You use than to compare, whereas then is used more generally an indicator that something comes later in some sense (temporally for the result situation). For example, "Edison is better than a panda," and, "The best things ever are Edison then pandas," or also, "I will impress Edison, then I will pet a panda." Someone else should probably explain, though, due to my insistence on the panda theme here, which may confuse... and I'm too lazy to fix it....
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Well you see, you use the word "than" to compare and "then" to indicate something that comes later in some sense. For example, "Edison is better than a panda," and, "The best things ever are Edison then Lucky then pandas," or also, "Once Edison stops making all his examples related to pandas, then he might make some sense." Someone else should probably explain, though, due to Edison's constant repetition of the panda theme.