Affecting
Both words in one sentence
- Back when Sellers was still supposed to play Major "King" Kong, he complained of the considerable trouble he had affecting a Texan accent and likely would have run afoul of this trope had the role not been recast with Slim Pickens.
Source: Ooh Me Accents Slipping / Film -
They know that Audrey isn't affected by the Troubles, and so when she claims that a Trouble has altered/is affecting the entire town ("Groundhog Day" Loop, people being Ret Goned, altered by time travel, etc.) they quickly believe her.
Source: Arbitrary Skepticism - He's an Insufferable Genius, and those who don't heed his instructions and warnings and get themselves into trouble in his crazy world will get No Sympathy from him; he's often more concerned about their trouble affecting his sweets and a Deadpan Snarker with regards to their fates.
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Trouble and Affecting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affecting/trouble
Affecting & Trouble. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affecting/trouble>.
Trouble or Affecting. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affecting/trouble.
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