Sunday World

[elliemay1]

15 Influence
The answer is either 'affect' or 'effect'. Which would you put?

[Mamyalynne]

Affect

[elliemay1]

Tanx Mamyalynne. I had put 'effect' but then changed it!

[Mamyalynne]

In truth it would depend on the sentence but that's what I'd go with.

[Davemano]

Influence is to have an effect.

[JJ109]

50/50 depends whether it is used as a verb or noun. Influence can be both. I struggle to type "a" with my keyboard sticking, so I would go for E.

Happy New Year

[elliemay1]

Those were my thoughts too re-noun/verb

[Mamyalynne]

If the lead letter isn't a crosser they should really accept either, but probably won't.

[Davemano]

Thesaurus shown the noun Effect first, and the verb Affect.

[vetuste_ennemi]

I'm on the side of the A[ye]'s.

Suggestion rather than accomplishment. My reading of Chambers.

[fiction-factory]

Yes- could be either. As others have said it depends on whether it's being used as a noun or a verb
Verb. Rooney came on and managed to affect/influence the team's performance immediately.
Noun. The effect/influence Rooney had on the game was significant.