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take their money and arrest those responsible (feddit.org)
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[–] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Just a friendly heads up, it's affect, not effect.

The way I remember it is affect is an action, and effect is the result of an action. English is dumb.

I was confidently incorrect. See below.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    No, they used effect in its verb form correctly.

    effect

    effected; effecting; effects

    transitive verb

    1: to succeed in doing or achieving (something) : to cause or bring about (something) : accomplish

    effect a transformation in company culture

    effected a settlement of the dispute

    … a powerful reminder of the potential of technology to effect change.—Chris Gallagher

    2: to put into operation

    the duty of the legislature to effect the will of the citizens

    … an executive grant of clemency … to effect the prisoner swap.—Eric Tucker et al.<

    English! 😆

    Your point should be that usually "affect" is the verb and "effect" is the noun. I'm having trouble coming up with a mnemonic device, but at least these can be pronounced slightly differently.

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