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Discover LudwigThe correct phrase is "the effect of," not "the affect of." "Effect" is a noun and refers to the result or consequence of something, while "affect" is a verb meaning to influence or have an impact on something.
Example: The effect of climate change is evident in the rising sea levels and increasingly severe natural disasters.
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That's the affect of cannoli on Bostonians.
"We have felt the affect of Nafta.
The millennial affect is the affect of the salesman.
So what's the affect of today's youth culture?
(Matthew Rhys, who plays Philip, has some of the affect of Bill Bixby).
Sometimes he assumed the affect of a drill sergeant, barking orders at employees.
Electronic impulses will also be fed into his arm to monitor the affect of movement and on the brain.
He ignored the question about the affect of the Iranian president's inflammatory statements on the Israeli public.
The incision lends it the affect of a sly smile — or a blissful blessing.
Silver has the soul of a popularizer, and the affect of an aesthete.
To discuss the affect of an ageing population on the pensions sector, a panel of experts joined Guardian Sustainable Business for an online live chat.
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