atw: Re: OT: Effect and Affect (Was Versing+impact)

Deborah wrote:
DC> ...I can't remember whether I should use effect 
DC> or affect

Brian wrote:
BC> the simple answer is that you can have affection 
BC> for someone

Not sure how that helps. ("Affection" is a noun, and
"affect" is a verb.)

DC> Who has one of those nifty little rhymes
DC> ...to remember things like that?

Perhaps it would help to remember that "to Affect
something" in a way means "to Act on it" -- in other
words, it's a verb.

Elizabeth wrote:
EF> "licence/license" is a tricky one

Brian again:
BC> 'ice' is a noun

But it's also a verb -- "to ice a cake". 

BC> 'is' is a verb. So, ...'license' is a verb

Yup, that one works, or you can think of the parallel
with "advise" being a verb and "advice" being a noun.

I hope that helps,
Craig 

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