SOMEthing affect of another vs some thing impact on another

Both phrases are incorrect. The correct forms are: 'something affects another' and 'something has an impact on another'. The incorrect phrases mix up the verb 'affect' with the preposition 'of' and use 'some thing' instead of 'something'.

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SOMEthing affect of another

This phrase is incorrect. 'Affect' should be followed by 'another' directly.

The correct form is 'something affects another'. 'Affect' is a verb that should be followed by the direct object without the preposition 'of'.

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- Something affects you, my Wiglaf.
How can just by looking at something affect the very behaviour of a physical object?
Those are the affects of his vertigo.
Those are the affects of his vertigo.
In order to better understand the negative affects of body shaming we have...
She'd been developing statistical models to predict the affects of climate change.
He stored the brain tissue inside of another brain.
- Plus cargo of another million.
I couldn't think of another word.
The cooperation of another company was also considered insufficient.
I spread word of another outbreak.
Molbeck recovered remains of another Space Cowboy victim.
The coronation of another Mon Cala King.
Because of another woman named Maddy.
Finally on compensation, the committee, he said favoured EU wide rules as the affect of liberalisation on Member States would likely to vary considerably.
Study of the harmful affects of radiation on living organisms
Special provisions for historical contaminated sites are considered appropriate since they avoid the difficulty of transferring the affect of a point source to an entire body of groundwater.
The affects of the Marker are like nothing documented in the religious texts, and your crew is being wiped out as we speak.
So we add that to the known affects of ocean currents and atmospheric winds...
I would like to ask you whether, when considering these issues, you have examined the serious affects of langoustine fishing on young hake.

Alternatives:

something affects another

some thing impact on another

This phrase is incorrect. 'Impact' should be followed by 'on' and 'some thing' should be written as 'something'.

The correct form is 'something has an impact on another'. 'Impact' is a noun that should be followed by the preposition 'on' to indicate the affected entity.

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This has a serious impact on another Member State.
Indeed, in addition to the loss of some 1000 jobs at the Terni chemical hub, there will be a domino effect which will impact on another four factories in the area - Treofan, Meraklon, Novamont and Edison.
Where the scope of this SMS will impact on another Member State(s), co-ordination with that Member State in respect to assessment should be ensured.
Measures relating to the fight against illegal immigration, such as mass expulsions, are just as likely to have an impact on another Member State as legal immigration measures and should therefore be included here.
Please indicate the number of cases of waste facilities of Category "A" in operation on your territory having a potential environmental or human health impact on another Member State.
Some things are just between friends.
People evolve and some things drop away.
Some things are instinct, maybe.
All the children want some thing.
Learned some things in the streets.
Some things are more important than anniversaries.
Obviously we have some things to discuss.
We have some things to discuss.
- Just shaping up some things.
Some things should be done without magic.
Some things are better left unfound.
Miss Stone brought along some things he wrote.
Not till you understand some things.
Said some things money couldn't buy.
Some things broken can't be fixed.

Alternatives:

something has an impact on another

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SOMEthing affect of another vs some thing impact on another