Affect or Effect?

Affect

Affect is usually used as a verb and it means “to influence, to produce a change or to make a difference to.”

Examples
Smoking began to affect his health.
The weather will affect my weekend plans.
The snow affected the traffic.

Swedish
påverka, beröra, inverka på

Effect

Effect is usually used as a noun and means “a result, consequence, or impression.”

Examples
What effect did the drug have on his mind?
His warnings had no effect on her behavior.
Music can have a healing effect.

Swedish
effekt, påverkan

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