affect vs. effect

[Courtney]

I'm having trouble differentiating the two........
any help would be much appreciated
thanks

[mapleleaf4ever]

affect - Definitions from Dictionary.com

effect - Definitions from Dictionary.com

[clevich]

damn... beat me too it.

[Revolver]

two of the same as far as im concernd.

language is really the biggest of fuckups humanity has ever had.

[-evil-duerr-]

who gives a fack.


or is it feck?

[LEEROY CHANG!!]

ESL SAYS AFFECT IS A VERB AND EFFECT IS A NOUN

[tiedye]

You have an effect on me, Courtney.

That is how you affect me, Courtney.

[Vitamin-X]

definitely time differentiates the two.
An affect is happening now.
an effect has already happened.


Same with than and then.

[LEEROY CHANG!!]

TIME HAS NO IMPORTANCE WHEN USING THE TWO. THE ONLY TIME AFFECT IS USED AS A NOUN IS WHEN ITS USED TO DESCRIBE AN EMOTION OR FEELING.

THAN IS MAINLY USED AS A CONJUNCTION (COMPARISONS) WHEREAS THEN IS AN ADVERB. ONCE AGAIN TIME DOESN'T DIFFERENTIATE ANYTHING

LERN ENGLISH LOL

[.LxT]

Originally Posted by Vitamin-X

definitely time differentiates the two.
An affect is happening now.
an effect has already happened.


Same with than and then.

I'm withholding many mean remarks - but please, when engaging in a discussion about proper use in any language, verify your facts. It's not about you, it's about whomever you're trying to clarify some issue for - and the possibility of confusing them further.

From affect - Definitions from Dictionary.com

—Usage note Affect1 and effect, each both noun and verb, share the sense of “influence,” and because of their similarity in pronunciation are sometimes confused in writing. As a verb affect1 means “to act on” or “to move” (His words affected the crowd so deeply that many wept); affect2 means “to pretend” or “to assume” (new students affecting a nonchalance they didn't feel). The verb effect means “to bring about, accomplish”: Her administration effected radical changes. The noun effect means “result, consequence”: the serious effects of the oil spill. The noun affect1 pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, is a technical term in psychology and psychiatry. Affect2 is not used as a noun.

What I have absolutely NO idea about is the relation to then/than... Besides the two being homonyms, that is, which 'affect' and 'effect' are not.

[Cdn_Brdr]

Originally Posted by .LxT

I'm withholding many mean remarks - but please, when engaging in a discussion about proper use in any language, verify your facts. It's not about you, it's about whomever you're trying to clarify some issue for - and the possibility of confusing them further.

awwww sheeeit.... them's fightin' words

[-evil-duerr-]

.Lxt, you had better settle the fuck down.

take a deep breath. picture a blue sky.
the world is your oyster today, and people love you.

[Bevvy Swift]

affect is a verb. effect is a noun

[ebbomega]

Affect can be a noun too. It means "pathos" and it's a psychological term, but it is not synonymous with "effect".

edit: looks like someone already pointed that one out.

[gnosis]

There.
Their.
They're.

Where.
Wear.
We're.

Then.
Than.

Kind of.
Would have/ would've.

I thought this board was mostly populated by english-speaking people of at least high school status....

So, why is there such a huge amount of grammatical and syntax errors in peoples' posts?

And, FUCK you 7333T's who are to "COOL", or downright lazy to enunciate what you are actually trying to express to the rest of us!

Make a succinct, legible statement, or face ridicule from misunderstandings due to your inability to express yourself, clearly to others in a written format.

Frosty
(really _DOES_ want to understand another's point of view)

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by gnosis

Make a succinct, legible statement, or face ridicule from misunderstandings due to your inability to express yourself, clearly to others in a written format.

QFT!!

[mapleleaf4ever]

Originally Posted by gnosis

I thought this board was mostly populated by english-speaking people of at least high school status....

So, why is there such a huge amount of grammatical and syntax errors in peoples' posts?

And, FUCK you 7333T's who are to "COOL", or downright lazy to enunciate what you are actually trying to express to the rest of us!

Make a succinct, legible statement, or face ridicule from misunderstandings due to your inability to express yourself, clearly to others in a written format.

Frosty
(really _DOES_ want to understand another's point of view)

T'is a shame that I can only give you karma once for this post.

[.LxT]

Good karma for the balls, but...

Originally Posted by gnosis

I thought this board was mostly populated by english-speaking people of at least high school status....

So, why is there such a huge amount of grammatical and syntax errors in peoples' posts?

And, FUCK you 7333T's who are to "COOL", or downright lazy to enunciate what you are actually trying to express to the rest of us!

Make a succinct, legible statement, or face ridicule from misunderstandings due to your inability to express yourself, clearly to others in a written format.

Frosty
(really _DOES_ want to understand another's point of view)

Kind of ironic, wouldn't you say?

P.S. I did not edit the original post, just added some 'markers' here and there...

P.P.S. This is a forum. Some level of 'free-form' English is to be expected. But it's damn painful reading some posts, many coming from non-ESL people. I'd say errors like those quoted here are fine - but how about we all try to spell correctly. Firefox has a built-in spell checker. Great idea, huh?

[-evil-duerr-]

^buddy, the world is your oyster.