#I've only seen it in older books but from context (and a quick dictionary search) I'm guessing the meaning is basically 'vibes'

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#for anyone confused: 'effect' is USUALLY the noun (meaning: 'consequence') #and affect the verb (meaning: 'to influence') #BUT effect is ALSO a (less common) VERB (meaning: 'to bring about') #so Word is hypercorrecting me because it only knows the more common meanings of 'effect' and 'affect' #I recommend the Wikipedia page on hypercorrection btw it's quite an interesting phenomenon! #I think there might be a noun meaning of 'affect' as well. because things WEREN'T confusing enough already #I've only seen it in older books but from context (and a quick dictionary search) I'm guessing the meaning is basically 'vibes' #'she had a studied affect' = she was very deliberate in the way she presented herself as far as I can tell #dictionaries give it as 'disposition' or 'tendency' but i think there's a little more nuance to the meaning than that #if anyone knows more about the usage of affect as a noun please let me know I'm very much guessing here #anyway. needless to say I have every sympathy with anyone who's ever got this sort of thing confused #it's an absolute minefield. And I Love It. but like. it is a pesky little trap and if it were an irl person and not MS word mixing this up #obvs I would just move on with my day becuase it Genuinely Does Not Matter how people use words as long as their meaning's comprehensible #(unless you are being paid. if you are an editor who is paid for this then knowing this stuff is Literally Your Job (well. one of them.)) #but Word is a (not free) writing tool that is very widely used and its spellcheckers are very widely relied upon #so I think it's fair to say They Have A Responsibility To Their Users Dammit and I'm allowed to be a smug little nitpicker about it