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How to pronounce affects in American English
“affects” pronunciation by American speakers
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affects you. It affects the children, affects the foundations,
NIH
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affects illness, affects patients, and communities.
CDC
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This is a scourge that affects Pakistan, it affects India, it affects Afghanistan.
State Department
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