Not to understand the difference between affect and effect?

[Tinseltower]

I looked up the definitions and still none the wiser. Been in a school revision site and still don’t get it! What is wrong with me! If anyone can explain to me very simply and with examples I’d really appreciate it!

What's wrong with "effecting change?"

This thread is destroying my previously solid understanding of affect and effect

Thanks for the explanations. I type reports for a living so hope that I use them properly I just never learnt the terms for these things.

What's wrong with "effecting change?"

Nothing!

Depends on the change I guess.

Ah but you could affect a change already in progress!
And effect an entirely new change.

There's nothing wrong with 'effecting change'. It means change is happening as a result of something you've done.

An effective and also affective explanation, thank you.

An effective and also affective explanation, thank you.

Affective explanation?

With practise / practice I know practise is a verb, e.g. Piano practise. And practice is a noun e.g. a Doctor’s Practice.

Where I get stuck is when I set up a practise/ice (?) area for presenters to go and prepare a presentation. Should I call it a “Practise Area” because they will be practising in there, or should I call it a “Practice Area” because I am naming the area.

I really feel I should no this but looking it up doesn’t help 😟

Also I can spell “know”, thanks phone!

It’s the practice area where practising takes place string.

These sound effects are really affecting me.

String, you need to edit!

Practise/practice was all fine until American spellcheckers spoiled everything

They can both be either but affect is much more commonly used as a verb and effect as a noun.

When you affect something you have an effect on it.

Nothing's wrong with 'effecting change'! It's what political movements, such as feminism, aim for! Where would we be without the hope of such a thing!

Thanks PurpleDaisies!

No problem string. It’s easier to see with advice/advise. You wouldn’t have an advise area, it would be the advice area.

I love The Oatmeal’s posters to help with grammar. theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling Affect/Effect is explained very nicely if you scroll down

And you do piano practice.

@idontlikealdi:
"'I'm effecting change' isn't grammatically correct"

In fact, it is. A little stiff, but perfectly correct.

" The Oatmeal’s posters to help with grammar. theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling Affect/Effect is explained very nicely if you scroll down"

Well now you've effectively wrecked the thread with your authoritative facts.

Nobody seems to believe me when I say we did zero grammar at junior school in the eighties. It was all creative writing. By the time I went to a private secondary school, they had done grammar and I never caught up.

It doesn’t matter how many times I look it up, I cannot get my head around has or have. I end up rewriting the entire sentence so I don’t look like a total dick.

""I didn't realise affect could be a noun though"

Yes, one of the things that sucked about ds2 having sn was all these people using "affect" as a noun. It did my head in."

Affect is a noun when it's used to describe the observable appearance of someone's mood.

Also affect can be a noun - correct? "The patient's affect was stiff and unemotional"

Nobody seems to believe me when I say we did zero grammar at junior school in the eighties.

Me neither! I picked all mine up from reading loads and learning foreign languages. I’ve had to teach myself a lot because I now teach primary children grammar.