What Is the Difference Between Effect and Affect?
10. Affect as a Noun
Just when you thought that you might have got it, the rules of grammar have decided to throw us another curve ball. This is because in some cases the word “affect,” which is usually a verb, is to be used as a noun. This is because in some cases, the word takes on the meaning of using false behavior as if to pretend it is genuine.
For example, accents can be “affected,” which means that the person speaking does not really have that accent naturally. People can use “affect” facial expressions, such as raising their eyebrows in an effort to pretend to be surprised.
