Yesterday I took a tour on OWL (Online Writing Lab) sponsored by Purdue University. I tried their practice exercise on the difference between effect and affect. I did poorly the first time I took the test. After reading the meaning of each respective word I did much better. You can say that reading the meaning was an effective strategy to increase my test scores. Not reading high quality books has affected my language and writing development.
I still don't feel completely confident on its proper usage. As far as I remember effect is the result of the cause, something made to happen such as consequences, the influence. Affect in the other hand is also an influence by actions. This is a weak interpretation of their true meaning. I guess I am not ready to use these words. I must revisit OWL but on another time, right now I am nursing a cold.
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