Affect
From the book “Plain English”
“Affect is mainly used as a verb and in two senses”
Affect means to influence e.g. The introduction of the electric car will affect my way of living.
Affect can also mean to “make a show or pretence” i.e. I will affect an air of frivolity.
Examples of headlines from online newspapers.
Hair loss can have a profound affect on identity and mental health.
Migrant workers more affected by pandemic-ESRI
Proposed legal changes affecting sports clubs and residents’ associations’ spark public interest.
The growing menace of annoying sounds that affect our health.
The truth about caffeine: How coffee really affects our bodies.
Broadband provider claims will affect ability to compete.
Amazon kicks of round of job cuts affecting 18,000 people.
Bank of Ireland to provide low cost loans to firms affected by the Ukraine war.
From the book “Plain English”
Effect
“Effect can be used either as a verb or a noun. As a verb is means to cause something to happen, to bring about something.”
Verb: He used a leather patch to effect a temporary repair on the tyre.
Noun: The effect of using oil on a chain is for a smooth gear change.
Examples of headlines from online newspapers.
Twelve years on from Fukushima’s horror, fishermen still feel the effects.
Permission for five apartments overturned due to effect on neighbour’s kitchen.
School bus services cancelled as freezing temperatures have a knock on effect on travel.
New law to ensure staff get paid tips comes into effect from Thursday.
“Dramatic effect “of pandemic on Irish business still being felt.
Wind and rain warning in effect across Ireland until Wednesday.
Enduring effects of states marriage bar.
EU sanctions on Russia will have increasing effect, Dublin conference told.