A recent Google search for the phrase “affect positive change” turned up about 101,000 hits. Here’s one near the top of the list, a December 2014 story by Monica Middleton on the Guardian ...

A lot of people struggle with affect vs. effect, but let's assume that you've got the difference down cold: Affect is a verb (usually), and effect is a noun (usually). But how did it happen that ...

“Affect” is a verb, and “effect” is a noun—except when it’s the other way around. and you can remember the verb form is spelt with an A because a verb often denotes an act. Act ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I’m reticent to talk about confusable words, as I’m likely to duff affect for effect. Infer for imply. English abounds with ...