Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Lesson 271.
The title of today's lesson is the difference
between affect and effect as verbs.
Okay. Let's take a look at the note here.
The usual noun to affect as a verb is effect. with an E.
All right. Now this already
is kind of unusual and kind of strange
because the normal pattern would be if
the verb is affect you would have affect
also as a noun. But this is different
this is a different case. Actually there is
no affect as a noun. So it's good to get
that point out of the way right away.
All right. Let's continue. However, it gets more confusing
because we have effect as a verb.
Although it's not as common. The, the
most common is affect as a verb and effect
as a noun having the same meaning.
So let's take a look the meaning.
Affect as a verb simply means to
have an influence on someone or
something or to have an effect on someone or something.
So basically effect is just simply the noun to the verb affect with an A. Okay good.
So all right. Let's look at effect here as a verb. Well the first thing to note is
that effect as a verb is very formal.
So luckily you don't come across it as much.
But still this this is even
still a little confusing to native speakers.
Native speakers are used to
affect as a verb with effect with the E being a noun.
But they, we don't come across the
effect as a verb very much, and they
probably have a little trouble or confusion
with them, when they do come
across it or meet it. So let's continue
Effect as a verb, again formal use, means
to make something happen or to bring it about.
So it's more than just an influence. If you
influence something it means you change it just a little.
You don't change it completely.
You do something to make it
partially change. But if you use
effect as a verb, it means to make something happen.
You're kind you're very significant in causing this.
In bringing this about to happen.
So it's very, there's still a very clear
difference here. So let's look at some examples.
Obesity can seriously affect your health
in a negative way. All right. So this is a
very common one with affect with an A.
That's we mean. It has an influence on
your health. It doesn't change your health
100% , but it definitely has an influence
on it. So it does partially change it
Hearing too much negative news can
affect your emotions. Again affect with an A . It can have an influence on your emotions.
The Trump administration seems to have effected change in the North Korean conflict.
So they they have brought about change.
They caused change to happen.
They had a significant role in making this thing
come about or happen.
That's what we mean by effect as a
verb. Again, when we do use it a lot, it's
it's often formal. So it's not unusual
that it's in regard to politics.
A lot of times it's in fact change too. So a lot
of times when we use effect as a verb
it often follows the pattern of like
the noun change following as well. Okay
Let's continue. This is the only
administration that has been able to
make North Korea start to denuclearize.
Yeah. To take apart its nuclear weapons.
And the last one here just shows you
effect as a noun. You know, from the verb
affect. So I try not to let my personal
opinions have an effect on my decisions.
So basically factors like an influence.
It doesn't mean to bring about your decision.
It means to have an effect on it.
Just to change it a little bit.
Okay anyway. I hope it's clear. I hope you got it.
I hope it was informative. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.