one thing that always helps me is knowing that effect is a noun and affect is a verb
Posted By: rmb on 2008-05-06
In Reply to: affect vs. effect - lhmt
Subject: one thing that always helps me is knowing that effect is a noun and affect is a verb
Complete Discussion Below:  marks the location of current message within thread
- affect vs. effect - lhmt
- one thing that always helps me is knowing that effect is a noun and affect is a verb - rmb
The messages you are viewing
are archived/old.
To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select
the boards given in left menu
Other related messages found in our database
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."
affect (verb); effect (noun); so, effectively.
Subject: affect (verb); effect (noun); so, effectively.
nm
verb/noun
Subject: verb/noun
Follow up = verb
Followup = noun.
CK Book of style.
I never hyphenate after the verb or noun....
Subject: I never hyphenate after the verb or noun....
The patient has a well-healed hematoma.
The patient's hematoma is well healed.
The patient is a well-developed, well-nourished, well-appearing female in no acute distress.
The patient is female, well developed, well nourished, and well appearing, in no acute distress.
This is just my way, but I have seen MT work where they hyphenate no matter where it fits in the sentence, and I think that is wrong. 
Followup when a noun, follow up when a verb, and
Subject: Followup when a noun, follow up when a verb, and
Follow up is a verb. Followup is a noun.
Subject: Follow up is a verb. Followup is a noun.
A followup is suggested in one week.
He is going to follow up with his primary care physician.
Yes, there is a difference. If QA is so-called nagging about it, it's probably important.
Please learn from your experience. Good feedback is worth quite a bit!
followup is a noun, follow up is a verb
Subject: followup is a noun, follow up is a verb
Think it is effect == used as a verb. sm
Subject: Think it is effect == used as a verb. sm
Main Entry:2effect
Function:verb
: to cause to happen *effect repairs* *effect changes*
followup = noun % adj./follow up = verb per BOS and most companies. NM
Subject: followup = noun % adj./follow up = verb per BOS and most companies. NM
.
here for followup (noun); patient should follow up (verb)
Subject: here for followup (noun); patient should follow up (verb)
nm
Effect (noun)
Subject: Effect (noun)
affect/effect
Subject: affect/effect
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
Subject: Affect/effect
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....
Subject: Affect and effect....
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.
nm
Affect is the Action; Effect is the End result. nm
Subject: Affect is the Action; Effect is the End result. nm
NM
medicine have good effect or affect?
Subject: medicine have good effect or affect?
i've always gone by this: affect is personality, effect is everything else -- how i was taught -
Subject: i've always gone by this: affect is personality, effect is everything else -- how i was taught - nm
x
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
x
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
,,
follow-up is the noun/adjective. follow up is the verb.
Subject: follow-up is the noun/adjective. follow up is the verb.
I prefer to hyphen follow-up when used as a noun or adjective.
example: She will return in 3 weeks for follow-up (or followup). She will return in 3 weeks for a follow-up visit (used as adjective here).
She will follow up in 3 months (used as verb)
follow up if used as a verb and follow-up as a noun. SM
Subject: follow up if used as a verb and follow-up as a noun. SM
For Example:
The patient will follow up in my office.
The patient will be seen for follow-up in my office.
My understanding has always been that follow-up and followup were the same. It was more of a personal preference whether you used the hyphen or used one word; however follow up is always used when used as a verb.
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
follow-up is okay for noun but usual for noun...nm
Subject: follow-up is okay for noun but usual for noun...nm
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
Maybe proctoscopy? but no way of knowing for sure if it is cut off
Subject: Maybe proctoscopy? but no way of knowing for sure if it is cut off
nm
without knowing the context, could it be
Subject: without knowing the context, could it be
subfascial wound?
I would be interested in knowing how
Subject: I would be interested in knowing how
this one came out. Was it Brugada. I found a reference to blue velvet syndrome, which I thought at first was some archaic term. One of my other oldtimers finally found it as an EKG with elevated left ventricular and diastolic pressure caused by blue velvet, a street term for paregoric/amphetamine; cough preps with codeine.
Okay, thanks!! You are right, no way of knowing. Just hoping for a miracle!! nm
Subject: Okay, thanks!! You are right, no way of knowing. Just hoping for a miracle!! nm
x
Too much room to guess without knowing
Subject: Too much room to guess without knowing
x
dangerous person NMT is not evening knowing
Subject: dangerous person NMT is not evening knowing
and she IS the one who started it all
she bashes the very company who pays her while she puts them at extraordinary risk
she's dangerous and she doesn't even care -- she's not even made an apology for having done that or even realized what she did other than to cause a stir
she'll never be a quality mt and certainly not a valuable employee with her lack of insight or ethics
Knowing when a drug is generic or brand
Subject: Knowing when a drug is generic or brand
I asked this question on yesterday, but I guess I need to clarify my question.
I am having trouble knowing when to capitalize the first letter of a medication or not when I am typing it in a sentence. What is an easy online reference that will help me to decipher this correctly?
Thanks so much for any assistance.
If it is, he is tearing it up pretty badly, but knowing this doc, you are probably right. Thx
Subject: If it is, he is tearing it up pretty badly, but knowing this doc, you are probably right. Thx
No, it is not used as a verb.
Subject: No, it is not used as a verb.
verb, I meant..nm
Subject: verb, I meant..nm
s
|
