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did-you-kno:

Reasons why this is crap:

Affect can also be a noun, and… wait for it… effect can also be a verb. 

The definition of affect as a noun: ‘a display of emotion.’ Example: “Language isn’t important to you, therefore you show no affect when you read about grammar.” 

The definition of effect as a verb: ‘to cause something to happen’… which sounds an awful lot like the definition of affect as a verb. The difference is that effect is more final (like ‘accomplish’ ). Example: My grammar posts might affect your opinion of the English language, but

I will continue to

effect change in your grammar usage every Thursday (which will hopefully affect your credibility).

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Super relevant to people in psychology, where you can totally write papers on effecting affects.