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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
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except/except for
I never cry for anyone except you.
I never cry for anyone except for you.
Are they correct? Any difference between them?
Thank you
I never cry for anyone except for you.
Are they correct? Any difference between them?
Thank you
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We have had a thread on this topic before-- [url=]HERE[/url]. An abstract of a journal article on the 'problem' concludes: " 'except' and 'except for' can be used to mean 'with the exception of,' but when it is used to mean 'if it were not for' only 'except for' can be used. ' " Several dictionaries treat the phrase as an idiom: Idiom: except for: Were it not for: I would join you except for my cold.
- We have had a thread on this topic before-- [url=]HERE[/url].
- An abstract of a journal article on the 'problem' concludes: " 'except' and 'except for' can be used to mean 'with the exception of,' but when it is used to mean 'if it were not for' only 'except for' can be used.
- ' " Several dictionaries treat the phrase as an idiom: Idiom: except for: Were it not for: I would join you except for my cold.
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We have had a thread on this topic before-- [url=]HERE[/url].
An abstract of a journal article on the 'problem' concludes: " 'except' and 'except for' can be used to mean 'with the exception of,' but when it is used to mean 'if it were not for' only 'except for' can be used. Also, it is not advisable to begin a sentence with 'except' unless it is followed by 'for.' "
An abstract of a journal article on the 'problem' concludes: " 'except' and 'except for' can be used to mean 'with the exception of,' but when it is used to mean 'if it were not for' only 'except for' can be used. Also, it is not advisable to begin a sentence with 'except' unless it is followed by 'for.' "
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