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Rule "affect vs effect"
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| Description: | affect vs effect |
| Message: | Did you mean side effects (=adverse effect, unintended consequence)? |
| Category: | Commonly Confused Words |
| Link: | https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-affect-or-effect/ |
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| ID: | AFFECT_EFFECT [15] |
| Version: | 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200) |