|
*heh* Misunderstanding central. I wasn't talking about your sentence, but the words affect and effect if used as VERBS, and "if it means 'influence'" as "if you could replace the word with 'influence' in your sentence and get pretty much the same meaning".
"We are trying to effect a change"-> "We are trying to cause a change"
"The conversation affected her opinion" -> "The conversation influenced her opinion"
Tapping coins did not affect the bartender's behaviour.
Tapping coins did not effect quick serving.
Better?
|