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Bubu prasant Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Except and except for

Hallo!

What is the difference between except and except for?

Thanks.
  

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Well, Bubu, I will quote Swan for you: (1) We use 'except (for)' for general statements, especially after generalizing words like all, every, any, no, whole, etc: I ate all my salad except the jalapeños. I ate every bit of my salad except for the jalapeños. (2) In other cases, we usually use 'except for': I ate my salad except for the jalapeños.

— Mister Micawber

  • Well, Bubu, I will quote Swan for you: (1) We use 'except (for)' for general statements, especially after generalizing words like all, every, any, no, whole, etc: I ate all my salad except the jalapeños.
  • I ate every bit of my salad except for the jalapeños.
  • (2) In other cases, we usually use 'except for': I ate my salad except for the jalapeños.
  • (3) We use 'except' before prepositions and conjunctions: There were jalapeños everywhere except in my salad.
  • I like jalapeños except when they are in my salad.
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Well, Bubu, I will quote Swan for you:

(1) We use 'except (for)' for general statements, especially after generalizing words like all, every, any, no, whole, etc:

I ate all my salad except the jalapeños.
I ate every bit of my salad except for the jalapeños.

(2) In other cases, we usually use 'except for':

I ate my salad except for the jalapeño
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Oh ! So, meaning-wise, there is basically no difference between the two.

Can I say that ALL the sentences with "except for" are identical to the ones with "except" , except for some words like 'all', 'no', 'every'....?

Hope I am correct.
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Shouldn't it be except FOR in (4) like he said himself? - before -ing comes EXCEPT FOR
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Yes, I got a little confused typing all those excepts and fors-- so I'll fix it in my post and add (4) to the exceptions. Thanks, Mav.
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As far as the meanings, Bubu, 'ALL the sentences with "except for" are identical to the ones with "except" ', as far as I can see.
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Hallo Mister Micawber,

Do you also answer questions in another site called 'able to know .com'? I found the same id 'Mister Micawber' there too, and with a photograph.

I am only a bit curious.

Merry Christmass to you and a happy new year.

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That's me, Bubo. English Forums is my prime concern, but I am ubiquitous-- there is no escape!

Happy Holidays to you too.
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