Effect vs affect: Use ‘impact’ and not have to worry about two words that essentially mean the same thing but are context based.
Effect vs affect: Use ‘impact’ and not have to worry about two words that essentially mean the same thing but are context based.
stoly@lemmy.world 1 day ago
They don’t mean the same thing. Effect means to actively change something. Affect means to have passively receive a change.
odelik@lemmy.today 1 day ago
Yes, hence the second part of the sentence.
Unless you need to use the precise word for communicating the “context difference”, just use the word impact(ed/ing/s). Makes it a lot easier for ESL speakers as well.
Even then, most people can understand the meaning of the misused word due to the context of what’s being discussed anyways.
stoly@lemmy.world 1 day ago
No do infer versus imply.