Don’t let these two commonly confused words negatively affect your writing.
Affect is a verb meaning to “to influence” “to impact”: The layoffs affect about a third of the company’s employees.
Effect is a noun meaning “the consequences of”: The effect of the layoffs was lower company morale.
Hopefully the effect of this little tip will be correct usage!
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