Affect or effect?

Affect is a verb meaning ‘influence or cause someone or something to change’:

The cold weather has really affected her health.

New technologies continue to affect how we live.

Effect is a noun that means ‘the result of an influence’:

The pollution in the city had a bad effect on me.

Most people these days understand the serious effects of smoking.

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