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after moving to Tokyo in 2006 my poor
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Japanese speaking skills were affecting
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life even ordering coffee was
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difficult I decided to start Japanese
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lessons at the City community center
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this had some positive
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effects the lessons were not expensive I
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made new friends and of course I could
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now communicate with the people around
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me the English words effect and effect
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are easy to confuse their spellings are
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similar and their meanings both relate
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to change here's a quick explanation
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effect is most often used as a verb that
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means to produce a change in somebody or
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influence not getting enough sleep can
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affect your mood and make you feel
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effect is most often used as a noun that
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means a change that somebody or
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something causes in somebody or
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result every cause has an effect it's
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raining a cause so Jennifer is putting
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result keep watching for lots of real
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effect verb to produce a change in
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something coastal towns were the most
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tsunami the verb effect is commonly used
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with adverbs like greatly or
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dramatically wildlife in that area was
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greatly affected by the heavy rain and
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flooding effect now a change that
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somebody or something causes in somebody
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result regular exercise has many
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positive effects on your health and
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well-being the noun effect is commonly
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used with adjectives like dramatic or
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the president's decision will have a
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far-reaching effect on the country's
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economy more examples with a verb
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effect how will the new rules affect
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you Island countries like Australia will
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be the worst affected by global
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warming shorter days during the winter
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moods did you know sad is an acronym for
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Seasonal effective disorder
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people feel blue during the fall and
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winter when there is less
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sunlight more examples with a noun
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effect the president's new policy will
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effect my friend says his new low carb
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diet is having a positive effect on his
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many believe the new tax law will have a
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positive effect on the
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economy visit the blog post that
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supports this video and learn a few
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tricks for choosing the correct word and
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a bonus vocabulary challenge just for
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you you'll find a link in the
