Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » effect/affect http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:09:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Quiz: Writing for business 0825 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/quiz-writing-for-business-0825/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/quiz-writing-for-business-0825/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:21:27 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/quiz-writing-for-business-0825/ Which is correct?

happy_sad3.jpg HR was concerned that announcements of job cuts could ___________ staff morale.
a. effect
b. affect

Answer: B (affect)

Typically, affect is a verb, meaning to influence, and effect is a noun meaning the result of some change. However, adding confusion to the situation, effect can also be used as a verb meaning to bring about and affect is sometimes used as a noun. In Psychology, for example, affect can mean mood.

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