What Is the Difference Between Effect and Affect?
7. Stock Markets
We tend to hear a lot more about stock markets when there is uncertainty in the economy. This is because various factors can have quite an impact on the markets, and a sudden fall (crash) can have a significant impact on our lives.
While we tend to leave this to the experts, there is no reason why we can’t get the grammar right. When there is uncertainty in the markets, some investors may be tempted to sell their shares to avoid making losses should the markets drop. This has the “affect” of causing the stock’s value to fall, while a decrease in a stock’s value is also the “effect” of investors withdrawing from the market.
