It’s so often the case in the English language that two words sound similar, or have similar meanings, to the point where even skilled native speakers use one when they mean the other. And while there ...

Affect vs. Effect: What's the difference? Tricky English vocabulary can often lead to confusion, and one of the most commonly misused word pairs is affect vs. effect. These two words are often misused ...

A user on Twitter asked me recently about the difference between “affect” and “effect.” Specifically, she wanted to know which to use in the phrase “the affect/effect of celebrity endorsements.” The ...

A user on Twitter asked me recently about the difference between "affect" and "effect." Specifically, she wanted to know which to use in the phrase "the affect/effect of celebrity endorsements." The ...

Live inside the English language long enough, begin to see grammar as glamorous, and you will experience many sweet moments of epiphany. The light may shine, for example, when you solve a language ...

It’s embarrassing but true, even the best of us can misspeak and use a word incorrectly. Can't figure out the difference between "affect" and "effect." Squabbled over the meaning of "factoid"? Ever ...

A recent Google search for the phrase “affect positive change” turned up about 101,000 hits. Here’s one near the top of the list, a December 2014 story by Monica Middleton on the Guardian website: ...