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Affect/Effect

4/15/2021

 
One of the most common (and easily avoidable) word choice errors that I see while grading my students' essays is the confusion of "affect" with "effect."

Here is a short lesson (from Grammar Girl) on how to determine which word is appropriate for your intended meaning.

Take a look!
Clipped from http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/affect-versus-effect.aspx
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