Affect is a verb. Effect is usually a noun (although you can effect a change in something, and then effect is a verb). The effect upon something that is affected can be very affecting. So please stop talking about people being "effected" by this or that. They are being affected, not effected. Got it? The way that they are affected IS the effect of whatever is affecting them, and irregardless is not a proper word, regardless of what you think about it. Then there's affection...people never seem to spell that one wrong for some reason...so why do they get Affect and Effect confused so much? It's infectious.