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Accept vs. Except
Accept
/əkˈsept/Examples:
Edward accepted her invitation and he began to be more cheerful.He stopped accepting invitations."That is to say, that he accepts it?
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Except
/ɪkˈsɛpt/Examples:
"Excepting yourself – is it not?You are always sleeping, except at meal times.So we went to bed shamed and low spirited, except Stevens.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Accept is for approval or agreement; except excludes something.
- Remember accept with an a for approval or agreement.
- Except starts with ex-, just like exclude.
- Think of accept as a way to allow or receive.
- Use except when you are talking about the omission or exclusion of something.
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