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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Except vs accept

I struggle constantly with the words except versus accept. Is there a "rule" I may follow to make the correct choice? Thank you.
  

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Anonymous Is there a "rule" The words are completely unrelated. com

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Anonymous Is there a "rule"
The words are completely unrelated. Please use a dictionary: http://www.onelook.com
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Anonymousexcept
Think of ex: away, out
ex-wife: I am friends with everyone except my ex.

exclude
explode
extinct
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Except and accept are homophones, having same pronunciation but different meanings.

‘Accept is a verb.’

Accept: meaning to receive, take or to have something.

'Except is a verb; a conjunction; and sometimes used as a preposition too.'

Except: meaning to exclude; to omit; or apart from.


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