Effect Vs. Affect.
I Had always wondered the usage differences between these two. Once I took the time to look it made a lot of sense. Effect, is the result of something. Affect, is to influence something. Examples of the two are as follows.
The citizens of New Orleans were greatly affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Scientists studied the effect of Hurricane Katrina passing in New Orleans
This site helped me to understand a little bit more about each.
http://www.noslang.com/spelling.php
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