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Originally Posted by Keeping It Simple
Oh, I'm never angry. And "effected" is perfectly fine.  |
Main Entry:
2effect
Function:
transitive verb
Date: 1533
1 : to cause to come into being
2 a : to bring about often by surmounting obstacles
: accomplish <effect a settlement of a dispute>
b : to put into operation <the duty of the legislature to effect the will of the citizens>
synonyms see
perform
usage Effect and
affect are often confused because of their similar spelling and pronunciation. The verb
2affect usually has to do with pretense <she
affected a cheery disposition despite feeling down>. The more common
3affect denotes having an effect or influence <the weather
affected everyone's mood>. The verb
effect goes beyond mere influence; it refers to actual achievement of a final result <the new administration hopes to
effect a peace settlement>. The uncommon noun
affect, which has a meaning relating to psychology, is also sometimes mistakenly used for the very common
effect. In ordinary use, the noun you will want is
effect <waiting for the new law to take
effect> <the weather had an
effect on everyone's mood>.
Dunno, seems a bit different to me
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I always thought "affect" to be more apt for situation regarding feelings/emotions and all that stuff.
Merry Christmas!
You seemed a bit angry in some threads.
But who cares, I'm outta here. Have fun guys!
ps: googlin' for "mentally effected" gave me almost 0 results
http://www.google.com/search?q=mentally+effected , while "mentally affected" seems to be pretty common...now, this interests me a bit, coz I use "affected" quite a lot and I don't want to misuse it.