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ESLBeginner Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

"except for" or "except"

Hello guys, in following sentence should I use except or except for?

"When he stood there nobody noticed him except for Martin"

Thanks.
  

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Hi I think they're both possible here because of 'nobody', which is a generalizing word. But frequently, in this case, I think it's omitted. When he stood there nobody noticed him except (for) Martin.

— Dokterjokkebrok

  • Hi I think they're both possible here because of 'nobody', which is a generalizing word.
  • But frequently, in this case, I think it's omitted.
  • When he stood there nobody noticed him except (for) Martin.
  • Regards
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Hi

I think they're both possible here because of 'nobody', which is a generalizing word. But frequently, in this case, I think it's omitted.

When he stood there nobody noticed him except (for) Martin.

Regards
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