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to great affect vs to great effect

Both phrases are correct, but they express different ideas. 'To great effect' refers to something has been done successfully or with a positive outcome. 'To great affect' is less common and refers to influencing or impacting something emotionally or psychologically.
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to great affect

This phrase is less common but can be used to refer to influencing or impacting something emotionally or psychologically.

This phrase is used when describing how something has influenced or impacted someone emotionally or psychologically.
  • Aug 19, 2024 ... cause it sometimes works to great affect. Discussion. Similar to me, a buddy of mine buys and flips/builds pcs. He has a knack for offering ...
  • Apr 4, 2020 ... I've been able to use this to great affect. Experiment with background and foreground colors. Bold also helps readability. Good luck! 1 Like.
  • Sep 8, 2019 ... This movie looks great and uses Godspeed to great affect. Play. Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.
  • Jun 12, 2024 ... ... the truck looks great! It only took me 4 hours or so but I used this device to great affect. https://synoshi.com/synoshi/product ...
  • Jun 22, 2016 ... Sounds like an anecdotal argument. There are plenty of incredible shops pulling great espresso with an EK43, and often to great affect. Check ...
  • Apr 1, 2015 ... _It's also something that takes practice. Self-education is the skill that successful people use to great affect that make them seem, ' ...
  • Oct 12, 2024 ... Joshua Wyman (@joshloungin). Oh yeahhhh. He uhhh really uses that chainsaw to great affect. Let's just say some cheeks are clapped by it .
  • Jul 12, 2019 ... Turns out that wx.NewID is now depricated, and I've been using wx.NewIdRef().GetId() to great affect. HTH,. ·· ...
  • Oct 24, 2017 ... One major way we advocate for ourselves to great affect is through the ballot box—by electing and protecting champions of working people and ...
  • Feb 20, 2015 ... Have been using Mute Clips to great affect on the show I've been working on recently. Desperate to map this to my keyboard. Can I confirm ...

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  • to great effect

to great effect

This is the more common and standard phrase used to describe something done successfully or with a positive outcome.

This phrase is used when describing how something has been done successfully or with a positive outcome.
  • Mar 12, 2015 ... "To great effect" has a positive meaning. I wouldn't expect to see that phrase used for a performance that was extraordinarily bad.
  • Jun 22, 2021 ... Which champs do use imperial mandate to great effect? ... Ofc as the others are clearly defined ( locket is quite good on tanks and moonstone ...
  • can utilise a transparent lens-clip to good effect.• Video is a relatively new medium for in-house communications and is used by some companies to great effect.
  • Mar 23, 2018 ... ... to great effect. Cormac McCarthy, for example, has been quoted as saying, “I believe in periods, capitals, in the occasional comma, and ...
  • Mar 9, 2023 ... Is anyone using accel to great effect in MOBA/RTS games? At this point I pretty much can't play without accel in FPS games but when it comes ...
  • What IRL combat tactics, do you use in-game to great effect? Suggestions · BigMoose69 April 16, 2023, 6:57pm 1. For me, it has to be flanking - it's a very ...
  • Sep 26, 2016 ... Has anyone used Thanquol and Boneripper to great effect? Element Games. Has anyone used Thanquol and Boneripper ...
  • Dec 12, 2013 ... Weave Over Your Knitting to Great Effect - Princess Dayana Collar. My morning ritual is to wake up around 8am and check e-mail, etc. in bed ...
  • Apr 1, 2015 ... Movie review: "Spring" straddles romance and horror to great effect. Staff Writer. Columbus Alive. It's not often a movie will cross genres as ...
  • Apr 4, 2008 ... Cocoa Tutorial: Using NSError to Great Effect. by Marcus Zarra. Error handling is rarely fun. I find myself often re-coding a method after I ...

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