# Use of Affected and Effected

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-affected-and-effected/32794>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 11, 2000, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-affected-and-effected/32794 "2000-09-11T18:05:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@ren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ren)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2000, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-affected-and-effected/32794/21 "2000-09-11T22:00:41Z")

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> The writer who has a definite meaning to express will not take refuge in such vagueness.

God bless you, E.B. White, wherever you are now…

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**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-affected-and-effected/32794/22 "2000-09-12T00:19:15Z")

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Thanks all of you! I printed this thread and will bring it to class tomorrow. It’s nice to have a place to go to get the straight dope.

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