Whew, this lesson came swift.

[kpete]

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[Midnightwalk]

1. So self centered

Only I’m effected don’t bother me.

Oh poor me I gave it to my husband. Pray for us.

How about prayers for the completely innocent people you might have affected? Never even crossed her mind.

Btw, I think I used effect and affect correctly, but would appreciate being corrected.

[LuckyCharms]

2. First sentence should be "affected". I think.

EDIT: I always get these two words screwed up myself.

Affect is a verb

Effect is a noun.

To affect something results in a certain effect.

Therefore, I think "affected" should be used in both of your statements.

However, take what I say with a grain of salt...I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

[Midnightwalk]

4. Thanks

It’s easier being an engineer. We’re not expected to speak good English anyway.

I googled and still don’t know.

Affected can be used as a past tense verb that means influenced or changed. It can also be used as an adjective to refer to a noun that has been affected (the affected body part). Effected is a past tense verb that means brought about or achieved. It's a very subtle difference from affected.

At least it’s not as basic as its and it’s so it seems I deserve some slack, just a bit.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

7. Actually they can both be a noun or a verb.

Most commonly, though, you are correct in that affect is usually a verb and effect is usually a noun.

Effect as a verb would be something effecting of something else.
Affect as a noun is used commonly in psychology kind of like manifestations.

30 years as an English teacher! You caught me on my lunch between classes.

[uponit7771]

5. Words are beautiful, actions are true. Nothing in bible said take needless stupid chances

[onethatcares]

6. all she has to do is

go back to her church and pray.........................really hard and maybe get the congregation to gather around her husband and do the same.

I hope she keeps us posted...

[Mariana]

8. Is she continuing to attend church while she knows she's infected?

She says very clearly that "...I'm NOT missing out on worshiping."

Churches are pestholes, full of people just like her.