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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>side effect</suggestion> (=adverse effect, unintended consequence)? |
| Category: | Commonly Confused Words |
| Link: | https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-affect-or-effect/ |
| Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect: |
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| ID: | AFFECT_EFFECT [14] |
| Version: | 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100) |