Reply To: Affect or Effect
The irritating opposites, though, cause a lot of confusion for people. “Affect: The Noun” is related in meaning to the word “affection”. You pronounce it with the accent on the first syllable, and it means something like “the emotional impact” of something. It’s seldom used except in an academic context.
“To Effect: The Verb” is used as a synonym for “create the result of….” It also has a pretty strictly academic use. Most frequently you’ll see it in the phrase “effect a change.”