This blog will deal with a short list of deceptive words that stop and make you wonder… which one is it? A vs. an? Affect vs. effect? A successful essay will use these words correctly, in addition to grammar, and the rest.
A or an? This one is relatively straightforward and easy to master, if you just look at the word next to it. Words with consonants such as: banana, pig, corset all have a in front of the word, for example: a banana; a pig; a corset.
An should be used in front of words beginning with a vowel sound: a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y and sometimes h. Thus it would be an apple, an interesting evening, and an outrageous farce.
Affect and Effect are most people’s arch nemesis, and it could be because they are pronounced in the same way. The simplest way to get your head around which one to use is to remember - affect is a verb and effect (most of the time) is a noun. So the verb is spelt with an a and the noun is spelt with an e. Affect is a verb that means to ‘influence and/or change’: how will this affect my future career? To change the sentence to effect, the noun is like this: what effects will this have on my future career.
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Ref : http://proofreadmyessay.co.uk/resources/academic-blog/affect-vs-effect/A or an? This one is relatively straightforward and easy to master, if you just look at the word next to it. Words with consonants such as: banana, pig, corset all have a in front of the word, for example: a banana; a pig; a corset.
An should be used in front of words beginning with a vowel sound: a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y and sometimes h. Thus it would be an apple, an interesting evening, and an outrageous farce.
Affect and Effect are most people’s arch nemesis, and it could be because they are pronounced in the same way. The simplest way to get your head around which one to use is to remember - affect is a verb and effect (most of the time) is a noun. So the verb is spelt with an a and the noun is spelt with an e. Affect is a verb that means to ‘influence and/or change’: how will this affect my future career? To change the sentence to effect, the noun is like this: what effects will this have on my future career.
Still a bit unsure? Don’t be. Our proofreading services will polish your work for you.