montster Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 So, per dmarc's quote, the co-worker was correct in using effected. no. according to dmarc's post: 5. Affect can also be used as a verb. Use it when trying to describe influencing someone or something rather than causing it. * Example: How does the crime rate affect hiring levels by local police forces? * Example: The weather conditions will affect the number of people who come to the county fair this year. it uses "to affect" as a synonym for "to influence" (i.e. "How does the crime rate influence hiring levels by local police forces?" now look at alexgaddis' example: There was a merger between US Bank and Wilmington Bank, and quite a few of our deals were effected. substitute "influence" for the last word: "There was a merger between US Bank and Wilmington Bank, and quite a few of our deals were influenced." it still makes sense, so "affect" is the right word. alternatively, the co-worker could've written, "The merger between US Bank and Wilmington Bank affected many of our deals" and said the same thing in much fewer words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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