i've always gone by this: affect is personality, effect is everything else -- how i was taught -
Posted By: MadamX on 2005-11-13
In Reply to: affect/effect - totally confused. I will never learn this. see ms
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affect/effect
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Restless leg/nocturnal cramping – She has previously used quinine. She reports the symptoms are so infrequent she will just use alternative preparations such as club soda to affect relief.
Affect/effect
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I'm feeling a bit stupid and have always hated "affect/effect" but which would it be at the end of this sentence....
I have also recommended glucosamine chondroitin and provided a handout to this affect/effect.
effect or affect
Subject: effect or affect
I am not certain if sweeping the garage had any associated or attributed affect as it was just a small push broom.
Is this the right one? I have looked them up but it is still a little unclear which one to use. Could anybody explain more clearly how to differentiate?
use of affect and effect
Subject: use of affect and effect
I am getting ready to test for my 1st job as a medical transcriptionist and per one of their employees they ask you about the difference between affect and effect. Can anyone give me examples? Thank you
Affect and effect....
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Affect would be like...Does cigarette smoke affect me?
Effect would be like...What are the effects of cigarette smoking?
affect.effect
Subject: affect.effect
There are five distinct words here. When “affect” is accented on the final syllable (a-FECT), it is usually a verb meaning “have an influence on”: “The million-dollar donation from the industrialist did not affect my vote against the Clean Air Act.”
Occasionally a pretentious person is said to affect an artificial air of sophistication. Speaking with a borrowed French accent or ostentatiously wearing a large diamond ear stud might be an affectation. In this sort of context, “affect” means “to make a display of or deliberately cultivate.”
Another unusual meaning is indicated when the word is accented on the first syllable (AFF-ect), meaning “emotion.” In this case the word is used mostly by psychiatrists and social scientists— people who normally know how to spell it.
The real problem arises when people confuse the first spelling with the second: “effect.” This too can be two different words. The more common one is a noun: “When I left the stove on, the effect was that the house filled with smoke.” When you affect a situation, you have an effect on it.
The less common is a verb meaning “to create”: “I’m trying to effect a change in the way we purchase widgets.” No wonder people are confused. Note especially that the proper expression is not “take affect” but “take effect”—become effective. Hey, nobody ever said English was logical: just memorize it and get on with your life.
The stuff in your purse? Your personal effects.
affect/effect
Subject: affect/effect
There are five distinct words here. When “affect” is accented on the final syllable (a-FECT), it is usually a verb meaning “have an influence on”: “The million-dollar donation from the industrialist did not affect my vote against the Clean Air Act.”
Occasionally a pretentious person is said to affect an artificial air of sophistication. Speaking with a borrowed French accent or ostentatiously wearing a large diamond ear stud might be an affectation. In this sort of context, “affect” means “to make a display of or deliberately cultivate.”
Another unusual meaning is indicated when the word is accented on the first syllable (AFF-ect), meaning “emotion.” In this case the word is used mostly by psychiatrists and social scientists— people who normally know how to spell it.
The real problem arises when people confuse the first spelling with the second: “effect.” This too can be two different words. The more common one is a noun: “When I left the stove on, the effect was that the house filled with smoke.” When you affect a situation, you have an effect on it.
The less common is a verb meaning “to create”: “I’m trying to effect a change in the way we purchase widgets.” No wonder people are confused. Note especially that the proper expression is not “take affect” but “take effect”—become effective. Hey, nobody ever said English was logical: just memorize it and get on with your life.
The stuff in your purse? Your personal effects.
affect vs. effect
Subject: affect vs. effect
This always confuses me and it is hard to tell what the NP is saying. Sentence is:
Seroquel dose has some affect with respect to improving patient’s behaviors but the duration of the effect is minimal.
Is this right?
affect/effect
Subject: affect/effect
affect - a verb meaning to influence; a nounce meaning an expressed or observed emotion or feeling. "The treatment affected the symptoms." "The patient displayed a flat affect."
effect - a verb meaning to bring about; a noun meaning result. "The medication effected relief." "The effect of the treatment was pronounced."
Also, your sentence, in both instances, should be effect.
effect versus affect
Subject: effect versus affect
Affect is a verb meaning to influence; a noun meaning an expressed or observed emotion or feeling. The treatment affected the symptoms. The patient displayed a flat affect.
Effect: A verb meaning to bring about; a noun meaning result. The medication effected relief. The effect of the treatment was pronounced. 
good effect or affect
Subject: good effect or affect
Effect is the noun. Affect is the verb.
Affect is the action and effect is the result.
Subject: Affect is the action and effect is the result.
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Affect is the Action; Effect is the End result. nm
Subject: Affect is the Action; Effect is the End result. nm
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medicine have good effect or affect?
Subject: medicine have good effect or affect?
Affect is a verb, effect is a noun nm
Subject: Affect is a verb, effect is a noun nm
Effect is also a verb--to bring about. Affect is also a noun as
Subject: Effect is also a verb--to bring about. Affect is also a noun as
you indicate in "bright affect."
Medication will effect or affect sleep? This one always confuses me. (nm)
Subject: Medication will effect or affect sleep? This one always confuses me. (nm)
Mass affect or effect? (had brain fart) Tks. NM
Subject: Mass affect or effect? (had brain fart) Tks. NM
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affect (verb); effect (noun); so, effectively.
Subject: affect (verb); effect (noun); so, effectively.
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Mental status is as per normal with labile affect. or is it effect? thank you
Subject: Mental status is as per normal with labile affect. or is it effect? thank you
Performing a graft in order to 'effect' closure. Affect/effect? nm
Subject: Performing a graft in order to 'effect' closure. Affect/effect? nm
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one thing that always helps me is knowing that effect is a noun and affect is a verb
Subject: one thing that always helps me is knowing that effect is a noun and affect is a verb
I've always been taught #7 French (nm)
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mass affect versus mass effect?????? driving me crazy!
Subject: mass affect versus mass effect?????? driving me crazy!
so......which one is it?? mass effect or mass affect? grrr
Subject: so......which one is it?? mass effect or mass affect? grrr
I forget - is it mass effect or mass affect?
Subject: I forget - is it mass effect or mass affect?
protective effect or protective affect?
Subject: protective effect or protective affect?
brain freeze. Is it mass effect or mass affect (CT of brain) THANKS
Subject: brain freeze. Is it mass effect or mass affect (CT of brain) THANKS
sorry - typo - flat affect.....AFFECT *lol*...nm
Subject: sorry - typo - flat affect.....AFFECT *lol*...nm
effect. To give medication (or something) for its protective effect
Subject: effect. To give medication (or something) for its protective effect
anti-social personality disorder
Subject: anti-social personality disorder
It could be ASPD. They found a link between sexually transmitted diseases in people who have ASPD. Oh, the irony!
Cluster B personality traits and attachment
Subject: Cluster B personality traits and attachment
Did find Eysenck Personality Questionnaire on this migraine article. sm
Subject: Did find Eysenck Personality Questionnaire on this migraine article. sm
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You've got it right. I've type that for years, as in transforaminal steroid injection.
Subject: You've got it right. I've type that for years, as in transforaminal steroid injection.
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This is what I was taught...
Subject: This is what I was taught...
I was taught that a fraction without a whole number is typed out, and if it has a whole number then it is expressed as numerals. You might want to check in the AAMT Book of Style though.
This is how I was taught to do it--
Subject: This is how I was taught to do it--
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I was taught
Subject: I was taught
it was -4/5 to 4/5.
I was taught ST-T nm
Subject: I was taught ST-T nm
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I was taught..
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I was taught 12 x 13-cm or 12 x 13 cm.
I was taught...
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I was taught same as you but it is sm
Subject: I was taught same as you but it is sm
documented now as Homans sign.
I've never heard of "Toprolol XL" and I've been sm
Subject: I've never heard of "Toprolol XL" and I've been sm
doing this a looooooong time.
I know this isn't the blank, but I was taught SM
Subject: I know this isn't the blank, but I was taught SM
to expand abbreviations in diagnoses, so I would put "incision and drainage" and not I&D in the diagnoses section.
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I was taught "apposition"
Subject: I was taught "apposition"
they should know!
You're welcome. Your course probably taught you only 1% of what you need to know in this biz! n
Subject: You're welcome. Your course probably taught you only 1% of what you need to know in this biz! nm
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Yes, that was how I was taught and most always they dictate cc nm
Subject: Yes, that was how I was taught and most always they dictate cc nm
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I was taught TIMI 3
Subject: I was taught TIMI 3
I was taught ER/PR positive.
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double-J is what I was taught. nm
Subject: double-J is what I was taught. nm
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I was always taught to type what they say
Subject: I was always taught to type what they say
When I first started, I was taught to put
Subject: When I first started, I was taught to put
the emphasis of any word not understand on a different syllable and sometimes that is all the problem is and you can understand it then.
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