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What’s the difference between except and accept?
Except is most commonly used as a preposition meaning excluding or but, as in Everyone was invited except me, or as a conjunction meaning but for the fact that, as in I would have called, except I lost my phone. Accept is a common word with many meanings, most of which involve receiving something, taking something on, or putting up with something.
Accept is always a verb. Except can also be used as a verb meaning to exclude, as in the common phrase present company excepted, but its verb use is much less common.
To remember the difference in the spelling between accept and except, remember that except shares the prefix ex- with exclude, which is fitting since except is commonly used in situations in which someone or something has been excluded.
Accept, on the other hand, is often used in situations in which something is acquired.
Here’s an example of except and accept used correctly in the same sentence.
Example: I usually accept your excuses, except this time I know they’re not true.
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Quiz yourself on except vs. accept!
Should except or accept be used in the following sentence?
The cake was great _____ for the icing, which was a little too sweet.