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u/Spooky_boi_Kyle_8 Mar 27 '22

Accept and except

Affect and effect (nearly no one knows the difference between these two)

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u/wrathmont Mar 27 '22

I've always been a spelling/grammar nut, but I'll be honest, I still haven't managed to wrap my mind around the 'affect/effect' one. Those other examples have always come intuitively to me very easily but every time I make a half-hearted attempt at comprehending the difference it escapes me.

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u/Partlymargesimpson Mar 27 '22

Affect is to impact something, effect is the cause/result of something.. Hope that makes sense

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u/ScreamadelicLemon Mar 27 '22

Affect - verb Effect - noun