Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Confused Words: accept / except

 Confused Words:  accept / except

Accept is a verb.  It has four meanings: 
  • to receive something offered, especially with approval
        Example
            

  • to admit to a group or organization
        Example
      
            
  • to answer affirmatively, especially to an invitation
        Example
                

  • to regard as true
        Example
          
   
Except is a preposition.  It means "but" and indicates an "exception."
   Example
       

Note the correct use of both accept and except in the example below.
    

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