#effect vs affect

[addsalwayssick]

the wolfstar effect is real because first of all

all the fanfictions of them falling in love despite all

AND 2

COSPLAYERS.

FANCASTS.

Cosplayers like Andy and Ethan. I don’t know if they’re dating or not but those kisses were certainly not friendly.

Ash and Aslan. Dating.

Ben and Andrew have the same birthday for goodness sake

[edenavari]

Okay once and for all;

Y'all know the difference between venomous and poisonous, yes?

If I bite you, and you die, I am venomous.

If you bite me, and you die, I am poisonous.

Let's say I'm poisonous, and you bite me.

My poison is effective. It has an effect. Its effect is death. The poison effects death.

It has this effect on you. You are therefore affected by the poison. It affects you.

You do not have a physical wound (because you bit me). However, the poison killed you. That hurts your feewings. Your wound is affective. You have a wounded affect.

Does that clear shit up?

[hummingbirdstudies]

Important lesson

Effect: a noun

Example: Forgetfulness, increased anger, and acne are a few effects of sleep deprivation.

Affect: a verb

Example: Sleep deprivation affects a person by impairing the ability to form long-term memory, causing acne, and leading to increased frustration.

[em-bitterred]

writing a fic that uses the words 'affected' and 'effected' a bunch

really trying me today

[caramelapplesauce]

hey guys! i figured out a way to determine whether you should use “effect” or “affect”! just use “effect” all the time unless google docs, word, or grammarly tell you otherwise :D

[dehex18]

Remember: "Effect" is a noun, and "affect" is a verb...Except for when you endeavor to effect change in someone's affect.

[gotitinspades]

I love to call myself a writer and yet I exist for 5 seconds and effect/affect starts pissing on my drafts and I can do absolutely nothing to stop them

I'm powerless, they have an incredible hold on me and affect all my plans and ruin them.

They RUIN my plans. God, fuck those two words in particular

But for others like me who cannot wrap their head around it:

Affect is 90% of the time a verb and effect 90% of the time is a noun

Affect means the actual change, the act of altering it, the IMPACTING.

If you're desperate to avoid them, change and impact work pretty well too.

So, the tornado affected the townspeople and the effect it had on the economy was drastic.

The tornado impacted the townspeople/the impact it had on the economy was drastic

But this method is a bit janky because shoehorning impact into every situation won't help your writing at all

So when you shove someone into a puddle, you are affecting their position.

The water saturating their shirt as they're yelling at you is the effect of your actions.

There will be exceptions but I have half a brain cell left so like spare me.

[indepthcreativewriting]

Red Flags to Eliminate #1 - Word Mix-Ups

I doubt you usually come to Tumblr for a grammar lesson, but not understanding these grammar principles can be a HUGE red flag for your manuscript. I decided to compile some of them (with quick explanations, of course).

Red Flag #1: “Your” vs “You’re”

“Your” is used when you talk about something that belongs to you.

This is your book. Your parents are so nice! Can I borrow your phone?

“You’re” is used any time that you can replace it with the words “you are”.

You’re so nice! You’re an amazing writer! I love how you’re willing to help others!

Red Flag #2: “Their” vs “They’re” vs “There”

“Their” is used when you’re talking about something that belongs to them (whoever them is in this case).

That is their car. Their uniforms are so cool! Don’t you like their project?

“They’re” is used any time that you can replace it with the words “they are”.

They’re really sweet! I’m so glad they’re all so willing to help. They’re not the ones you’re looking for.

“There” is what you use when you’re talking about a location or something existing.

Can there be two at once? The restroom is over there. There is no way that will work.

Red Flag #3: “Effect” vs “Affect”

The easy way to remember this is that an action has to “affect” something to have an “effect”. “Affect” is the verb and “effect” is the noun.

“Affect” is the change/impact.

How will that affect my grades? Will this choice affect my plans? That chimichanga affected my weight.

“Effect” is the result of the change/impact.

Let me look at the side effects. What will be the effect of this choice? The effect of last night’s chimichanga was weight gain.

That’s all for this post! I hope it helps, and remember: you’ve got this! Happy writing :)