Why do people use the word "affect" so much?

Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-07-11 21:44:54

Social Science

2 answers

The difference between "effect" and "affect" is negligible, other than that it's confusing to people.

Anonymous

they mistake it for effect due to the similarities in sound
Anonymous

well, only if you think the difference between speak and speech is negligible, which I do not. A verb is not a noun and a noun is not a verb. the difference is not a triviality.