http://72.14.177.54/Create_Your_Own_Story/?title=Affect_vs._Effect&action=history Revision history for this page on the wiki en MediaWiki 1.15.1 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:22:09 GMT http://72.14.177.54/Create_Your_Own_Story/?title=Affect_vs._Effect&diff=280559&oldid=prev <p>Add affect vs effect grammar tip</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>*'''Affect''' = Verb; To change or influence something<br /> <br /> :The storm knocked down power lines, affecting several thousand people in rural communities.<br /> <br /> *'''Effect''' = Noun; Something that happens due to a cause<br /> <br /> :Gauging the disaster’s effect requires assessing economic activity that might be lost.<br /> <br /> Affect + Effect: The affect was to change the effect of the disaster.<br /> <br /> Simple enough?<br /> <br /> There are some exceptions to the rule, like to ''effect change'', which means to ''to bring about change'', while it would make no sense to ''affect change'' or ''to have an effect on change'', but for the most part, the rules above will keep you out of trouble.<br /> <br /> *back to more [[Grammatical Tips]]<br /> *back to the [[Main Page]]<br /> [[Category:Grammatical Tips]]</div> Fri, 25 Mar 2016 03:20:40 GMT DirtyMeStoryTime http://72.14.177.54/Create_Your_Own_Story/Talk:Affect_vs._Effect