[ SECRET POST #2542 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2542 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 027 secrets from Secret Submission Post #363.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - posted twice ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
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Comments

Re: If this is in regards to the joke,

[kaijinscendre]

BAH! I said it out loud too. I hate affect/effect. I am going to make a change.org petition to replace them both with the offect, which can be used interchangeably.

Re: If this is in regards to the joke,

[feathercircle]

I used to hate them, too, but then I spent some time in Magic: the Gathering gaming fandom and the repeated exposure to 'not affected by spells or effects' cured me of it.

Re: If this is in regards to the joke,

[hlagol]

Cool story bro.

(but actually, that's very interesting as a way to use them in a specific and repetitive context - I'll have to go ask my magic playing friends if they noticed this!)

Re: If this is in regards to the joke,

[elialshadowpine]

How I learned the difference: Action. Affect is the action, effect is the result. So for example, you could say, "People's actions affect others", because the focus of the sentence is on the actions affecting others. Whereas if you changed the sentence to, "Actions can have an effect on other people", the focus is on the result, not the cause. Does this make sense?

Actually, let me take your own example. In it, the focus is on the result, so it has no effect on the real world. However, if you changed it to, "This stupid joke doesn't affect the real world", it would be correct, because your focus is on the action of the stupid joke. That help?

It's not 100% perfect but it's been very helpful to me to figure out when to use the right word. (There are instances where either word could technically be correct, and really, at that point, just go with the focus of the sentence.)