The Difference Between Affect And Effect

Affect Vs Effect The English words Affect and Effect are easy to confuse. Their spelling is similar and their meanings both relate to change. It’s easy for me to see as a teacher why these words often get used incorrectly. They are different kinds of words, one is a verb and the other is a noun. They are used with different kinds of grammar. Affect is most often used as a verb that means: to produce a change in somebody/something “My relationship with her did not affect my decision.” Effect is most often used as a noun that means: a change that somebody/something causes in somebody/something else; a result “You can’t have a cause without an effect.”