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Affect vs. Effect

Here's the lowdown on what may be the most confusing pair of words in the English language.

Here's the lowdown on what may be the most confusing pair of words in the English language.

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Affect vs. Effect

 

Here's the lowdown on what may be the most confusing pair of words in the English language.

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Or both? Or neither?

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'One in the same' or 'One and the same'?

 

Is it all the same anyway?

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How to remember which is which

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A definitive answer.

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