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Rule "affect vs effect"

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Description: affect vs effect
Message: Did you mean effect (consequence, outcome, result)?
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:
  • We tried appeasing the rain gods, but to no affect.
    Correction suggestion: effect
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: AFFECT_EFFECT [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)