Affect vs. Effect: How to Pick the Right Word Every Time
Most of the time, affect is the action and effect is the result. Here is the simple rule, the exceptions that trip people up, and a quick way to remember…
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Commonly confused words explained fast: affect vs. effect, its vs. it’s, who vs. whom, lay vs. lie and dozens more sound-alikes, each with a memory trick.
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Spell-check won't save you from "your welcome" or "less mistakes." Here are the word pairs that trip up careful writers, with plain rules and memory tricks.
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