Comment Re:Books aren't special (Score 1) 211
affect: to act on; produce an effect or change
effect: to produce as an effect; bring about; accomplish; make happen
If you had bothered to read the definitions you referenced before posting the links, you would have realized that as defined, the first is a verb; the second, a noun.
If you'd bothered to read the links the AC posted (or, y'know, cracked open a dictionary sometime), you'd know that you're actually wrong. To be more specific:
effect
verb (used with object)
to produce as an effect; bring about; accomplish; make happen
It would appear that reading really is fundamental.