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Thomas Jefferson UniversityJefferson Digital CommonsA Word From the Writing Center (Newsletter) Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and ScottMemorial Library (SML)7-5-2017A Word from the Writing Center ( July 2017)Jennifer Wilson, MS, ELSThomas Jefferson University, Jennifer.wilson@jefferson.eduLet us know how access to this document benefits youFollow this and additional works at: http://jdc.jefferson.edu/wcnewsletterPart of the Medicine and Health Sciences Commons, Publishing Commons, Scholarship ofTeaching and Learning Commons, and the Technical and Professional Writing CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Jefferson Digital Commons. The Jefferson Digital Commons is a service of ThomasJefferson University's Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). The Commons is a showcase for Jefferson books and journals, peer-reviewed scholarlypublications, unique historical collections from the University archives, and teaching tools. The Jefferson Digital Commons allows researchers andinterested readers anywhere in the world to learn about and keep up to date with Jefferson scholarship. This article has been accepted for inclusion in AWord From the Writing Center (Newsletter) by an authorized administrator of the Jefferson Digital Commons. For more information, please contact:JeffersonDigitalCommons@jefferson.edu.Recommended CitationWilson, MS, ELS, Jennifer, "A Word from the Writing Center ( July 2017)" (2017). A Word From theWriting Center (Newsletter). Newsletter 9.http://jdc.jefferson.edu/wcnewsletter/9A Word From The Writing Center (July 2017)  WRITING TIP GRAMMAR: Few words confuse writers more than affect and effect. Here’s a simple way to keep them straight, at least most of the time: • AFFECT is almost always a VERB. It means to influence. Example. The weather affects attendance at an outdoor concert.  • EFFECT is almost always a NOUN. It means a result. Example: The effect of too much sun can be a sunburn.  • So to decide which one to use, simply determine whether you need a verb (affect) or noun (effect).  • This rule of thumb works almost all the time, but there are exceptions: Affect can be used as a noun (meaning an emotional state or pretentious behavior) and effect can be used as a verb (meaning to bring about), however use of the words in these ways is far, far less common.  OPPORTUNITY: WRITING WORKSHOP FOR SCIENTISTS  Interested in developing your ability to communicate why science matters? Apply for the inaugural online workshop being offered this fall and spring by Scientific American and the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University. The workshop will help scientists write blogs and op-eds for magazines, newspapers, and other news outlets. Participants for the free program are selected competitively.   WRITING CAFÉ  Writing Café is closed for the summer. If you’re looking for a space to write without the distractions of your office, don’t forget Scott Library. If you haven’t visited in a while, you’ll find new seating and desk options. The library is open 24/7, and floors 3 and 4 are specifically designated as quiet floors.    For more information:  • Contact Jen Wilson, 3-0441 or jennifer.wilson@jefferson.edu. • Visit the Writing Center on the web: http://www.jefferson.edu/university/teaching-learning/writing-center.html 

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