DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AFFECT AND EFFECT
The words affect and effect are often confused. They are one of the pairs of English words that look or sound alike but have different meanings (called confusables).
TIP: an easy way to know which spelling to use is to understand the difference between the two words – then you can choose the right one for the particular situation.
AFFECT is a VERB meaning ‘TO CHANGE OR MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING’:
The changes will AFFECT everyone.
No other products are AFFECTED by the ban.
EFFECT is mainly a NOUN meaning ‘A RESULT:
Wildlife populations are feeling the EFFECTS of climate change.
What EFFECT would this law have?
and it can also be a VERB meaning ‘TO BRING ABOUT A RESULT’:
Oliver Cromwell EFFECTED a temporary union between England and Scotland.