silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agoRepublicans introduce extreme bill to ban lawsuits against Big Oil forever | Shouldn't Democrats... be saying something about this?heated.worldexternal-linkmessage-square113linkfedilinkarrow-up1546arrow-down19cross-posted to: boycottus@lemmy.caaboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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minus-squareAgeroth@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoAffect is a verb: the rising grocery and gas prices are affecting my spending choices. Effect is a noun: the effect of rising grocery and gas prices are changing my spending choices In your example: any single economic decision has an effect on people, while the economy as a whole affects people.
minus-squaresunnie@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoExcept when affect is a noun (disposition or emotion) and effect is a verb (to bring about or make happen). Just to make things more difficult. :)
Affect is a verb: the rising grocery and gas prices are affecting my spending choices.
Effect is a noun: the effect of rising grocery and gas prices are changing my spending choices
In your example: any single economic decision has an effect on people, while the economy as a whole affects people.
Except when affect is a noun (disposition or emotion) and effect is a verb (to bring about or make happen).
Just to make things more difficult. :)