Saturday, March 7, 2009

Assignment 2 Dictionary Exercise

the word which make me confused are 'effect'and influence

so i use the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary to solve my problem

effect: the result of a particular influence
influence : the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this


effect is to be partial to result

influence is to be partial to reason


if I made a mistake
please tell me


thanks

1 comment:

  1. 1. The effect of one thing on another is the change that the first thing causes in the second thing. Effect is used as a noun.
    e.g. Parents worry about the effect of music on their adolescent's behavior.
    2. To have an influence on people or situations means to affect what they do or what happens. Here, influence is used as a noun. It could be a verb as well.
    e.g. Van Gogh had a major influence (a noun) on the development of modern painting.
    Hope this helps.

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