Effected or affected? If we swing it around into the active it becomes: Sometimes a sentence is complicated by being in the passive. The news affected him (produced a change in him) badly.This substitution does make sense.

The news effected him (brought him about) badly. This substitution does not make sense. They will effect (bring about) a rescue. This substitution does make sense. They will affect (produce a change in) a rescue. This substitution does not make sense. The best way to remember which word you are dealing with is to substitute the meaning in the sentence: And there is a further use of 'effect' as a verb meaning 'to bring about'. The news had a bad effect on him. You can see the overlap and possibilities for confusion. On the other hand 'effect' is usually a noun meaning 'a change brought about by someone or something'.

There is an overlap in meaning between 'affect' and 'effect' which is why the dictionary alerts people to the possible confusion. For most purposes 'affect' is a verb meaning 'to produce a change of some kind in someone or somebody.' E.g. So what is the difference between these words? We offer the following as some advice: Two of the most commonly searched words in the dictionary are ' affect' and ' effect'.

I have an affect or effect on you