The verbs:
Affect is commonly used as a verb and means "to act on; produce an effect or change in."Examples:
Her singing affected me deeply.
The weather affects my arthritis.
This dirty house is affecting my mood.
Effect can also act as a verb meaning "to bring about; accomplish; make happen."
Examples:
"Commentators say the very theology of Islam is being reinterpreted in order to effect a radical renewal of the religion." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7264903.stm
Bringing hurts and confessions out in the open eventually effected a renewed intimacy.
The Nouns:
Affect can act as a noun in the application of psychiatry meaning "feeling or emotion." or "expressed or observed emotional response."Examples:
Dr. Quack observed her affect. When he mentioned the Big Gulp, her affect was mournful.
Effect typically acts as a noun and has an assortment of meanings:
Meanings and Examples:
1. something that is produced by an agency or cause; result;consequence:
Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
2. power to produce results; efficacy; force; validity; influence:
His protest had no effect.
3. the state of being operative or functional; operation or execution;accomplishment or fulfillment:
She hopes to bring a plan into effect.
4. a mental or emotional impression produced, as by a painting or a speech.
The painting brought about an angry effect.
5. meaning or sense; purpose or intention:
She disapproved of the proposal and wrote to that effect.
6. the making of a desired impression:
We had the feeling that the big, expensive car was only for effect.
7. an illusory phenomenon:
This type of animation produces a three-dimensional effect.
Definitions taken from www.dictionary.com
No comments:
Post a Comment