Re: OT: Affect/Effect (was Licence/License)

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In a message dated 2/3/04 4:07:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,

michaelantonparker@... writes:

> btw, needless to say both can be nouns or verbs (4+ different meanings

> altogether...)

>

I know how to use " effect " as a verb, but how do you use " affect " as a noun?

I thought the noun form was " affection. "

Chris

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>> I know how to use " effect " as a verb, but how do you use " affect " as a noun?

I thought the noun form was " affection. " <<

From Merriam-Webster online:

Main Entry: [1]af·fect

Pronunciation: 'a- " fekt

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin affectus, from afficere

Date: 14th century

1 : obsolete : FEELING, AFFECTION

2 : the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily

changes

This is a very common term in psychology, eg, " The lack of affect denoted a

classic sociopathic personality. "

Christie

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--- ChrisMasterjohn@... wrote: > In a message

> I know how to use " effect " as a verb, but how do you

> use " affect " as a noun?

> I thought the noun form was " affection. "

From encarta again:

af·fect [á fèkt]

n

feeling associated with an action: an emotion or mood

associated with an idea or action, or the external

expression of such a feeling

blunted affect

Microsoft® Encarta® Reference Library 2003. ©

1993-2002 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Jo

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