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Commonly Confused Words: Affect vs Effect & 30 More
Ye "near-twin" words sun-ne me same lagte hain par meaning alag — error-spotting aur fill-ups me favourite trap hain. Pair-wise yaad karo.
The classic pairs
- Affect (verb: to influence) vs Effect (noun: result): Rain affects the crop; the effect was huge.
- Stationary (not moving) vs Stationery (pens/paper).
- Principal (head / main) vs Principle (a rule/belief).
- Accept (to take) vs Except (excluding).
- Advice (noun) vs Advise (verb).
- Loose (not tight) vs Lose (to misplace).
- Complement (completes) vs Compliment (praise).
- Their / There / They’re; Your / You’re; Whose / Who’s.
📝 Example"The medicine had a strong ___ on her." → noun needed → effect (not affect).
⚠️ Common Mistakes
- "A" in stationery = paper? No — remember e for envelope = stationEry.
- Principal = your "pal" (the head); principle = a rule.
- "It’s" = it is; "its" = possessive.
⚡ Quick RevisionAffect=verb, Effect=noun. StationAry=standing, stationEry=envelope. PrincipAL=pal/head, principLE=rule. Make a personal "confusables" list.
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