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Rule "affect vs effect"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: affect vs effect
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>affect</suggestion> (have an effect upon)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-affect-or-effect/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The medicine shouldn't effect the baby.
    Correction suggestion: affect
  • This doesn't effect the timeline.
    Correction suggestion: affect
ID: AFFECT_EFFECT [10]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-13 22:33:09 +0100)