Andyw12345 wrote: Hi everybody, Please could somebody explain (in as simple terms as possible) what the difference between effect and affect is and when you would use each. Thanks in advance - this really is a fantastic site. USAGE

Hi everybody, Please could somebody explain (in as simple terms as possible) what the difference between effect and affect is and when you would use each. Thanks in advance - this really is a fantastic site. This was originally posted

Andyw12345 wrote: Hi, Please could somebody explain the difference between effect and affect. I really struggle to understand which of the two I need to use e.g. should the following be effect or affect?...since any effect/affect on

Hi, Please could somebody explain the difference between effect and affect. I really struggle to understand which of the two I need to use e.g. should the following be effect or affect?...since any effect/affect on the value of the concept

Please check the following. See what effects his weakness has upon his personality and how those effects affect his actions. (Can effect and affect can be used together? What's the difference between the two?) You have to judge yourself by putting

Also, don't confuse "raise" with "raze" -- they sound alike (are "homophones" or, more popularly though less precisely, "homonyms") but have opposite meanings. "to raise" something is to lift it up. "to raze" something is to tear it down

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Effect: 1. Something brought about by a cause or agent; a result. 2. The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence: The drug had an immediate effect on the pain. The government's action had no effect on the trade imbalance.

If something rise, that means that "something" goes up by itself. For example, Sun rises. Sun can rise by itself. Although help it, it can rise. But your hand can't rise. Because your hand goes up by you. You have to help your hand go up.