Affect versus Effect.
An easily confused pair. Affect with an a is usually a verb; effect with an e is (usually) a noun. When you affect something, you have an effect on it. The usual adjective is effective, which means having the right effect, or getting the job done an effective medicine, for instance. (It can also mean in effect, as in the new policy is effective immediately.)
If the usuals leave you curious, here's the rest of the story: affective as an adjective means relating to or arousing an emotional reaction; effect as a verb means to bring about or to accomplish, as in to effect a change. There's also the noun affect, usually used in psychology, meaning an emotion or feeling.
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/a.html What type of effect has BTC had on you?
The market has been affected lately...
Are you effective or an after affect?
Anyone want to try to have an effect on this topic?
