Affect is a verb and effect is a noun.
The film had an effect on my mood VS the film affected my mood.
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Are you the doe from Voat that used to give pointers on remembering correct spelling?
No, just do some part time SAT tutoring and affect v effect is commonly confused.
Effect is also a verb. Affect is also a noun. Now what? We’ll never figure it out.
There are a few exceptions to the rule but the majority of the time, affect v effect is a verb/noun difference.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/affect-vs-effect-usage-difference
You’re right, the rule probably works 95% of the time or more.
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