I apologize...

[somjournal.livejournal.com]

but you have to go here to see why.

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[tastyanagram.livejournal.com]

Wow.

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the correction. I meant to add that I do actually address the affect/effect thing on my grammar website (http://www.englishchick.com/grammar/), under "confused words" -- but having read your blog post, I must admit that it probably won't help, since you've already read up on the difference. Unfortunately there isn't a good mnemonic for this one that I know of. You could try remembering that Affect is an Action word (i.e., a verb) whereas Effect is an Entity (i.e., a noun), but that's fairly awkward.

My sympathies on the lack of sleep. I have two small kids, so I know how that is. ;)

[ifotismeni]

hehe nice! much love for fellow journos :)

[fanw.livejournal.com]

For most usages "effect" is a noun and "affect" is a verb. Everything else is gravy.

[somjournal.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'll try the slightly awkward mnemonic. Can't hurt, anyway.

[tut21.livejournal.com]

This Grammar Girl post (http://grammar.qdnow.com/2006/10/07/affect-versus-effect.aspx) may help you remember the difference between affect and effect.

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

Not for those of us who are social psychologists. I've spent an inordinate amount of time considering the difference between affect and cognition. And how an experimenter can effect a change in one by manipulating the other.

[somjournal.livejournal.com]

Oh no! Now I've remembered that from my past, which adds another layer of confusion.

[turil.livejournal.com]

I use the term "special effect" to remember which is which (a special EFFECT being a thing/noun).

[folktraveler.livejournal.com]

I'd recommend the following websites ;)

Guardian style guide (http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide/0,5817,,00.html)

Common errors in English (http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html)