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It doesn't effect you
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[–]bobbobbybob 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago* (4 children)
yes, but no, valid in this case use.
His choices affect her life, causing an "effect on <her> life"
or, from grammerly:
So, if A affects B, B experiences the effect of A’s action.
specific example:
Tina’s big win had an effect on her confidence level overall.
The key was the words "on your", as that means that effect is being used as a noun, not a verb. If he'd said as a verb, ie: "it doesn't affect your life" then sure, effect is the wrong word.
Remember, on the 'net, as in real life, there is always someone more of a (grammar) nazi than you.
[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago* (3 children)
"effect on <her> life"
Yes that's the noun case, as I pointed out. "It had an effect on her life". "Had" is the verb, "an effect" is a noun
The title is clearly using it as a verb, so it should be spelled "affect".
[–]bobbobbybob 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (2 children)
the example cases I gave clearly show that the usage as given is considered correct. 5 different grammar websites have near identical examples. Go check. Mirriam Webster. Grammarly, dictionary.com, lexico.com, paperrater.com
<X> "had no effect on" <subject> is correct use. 100%.
<X> "does not affect" <subject> is correct use. 100%
the "on" changes everything
[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (1 child)
Interesting, I guess the "had no effect on" is a verb phrase which contains a noun, or something like that? The verb is "had" and the object is "effect"
I've never been very good at defining types of grammar, there's always weird exceptions like this
[–]bobbobbybob 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
Grammar is awesome. It makes english a great tool for establishing social caste, and the truly posh get taught a whole level more intricate language use than the rest of us :D
I think you are right. the "had no <X> on" is the verby bit, and the <X> is flavour text. I generally throw in the words 'impress/impression' instead of 'affect/effect' to see which one to use.
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