The medicine will affect your eyesight for at least an hour. The tornado affected citizens within forty miles of Topeka. Affect starts with an a, and it’s a verb. Some other examples of similar-sounding (and sometimes confusing ) words that people tend to mix up are flaunt / flout, assure/ensure/insure, and advice/advise. Part of the reason that affect as a verb and effect as a noun are so easy to confuse is the fact that (at least in spoken American English) they sound almost identical. The result, or effect, of that verb is wetness, a noun that is probably causing Raphael a whole lot of discomfort.

Raphael getting wet is the effect of Ruby’s act.īecause Ruby performed an action, that signals the use of the verb: affect. In other words, imagine Ruby (A) pushes Raphael (B) into a pond. In the majority of cases, you’ll encounter the verb affect and the noun effect in closely related scenarios having to do with actions and their consequences: If A affects B, B experiences the effect of A’s action. Grammarly helps you communicate confidently Write with Grammarly The difference between affect and effect

I have an effect on you