Accept, Except
To accept is to receive, and except is to exclude, usually.
To accept is to receive something like tea, an idea, or a student into your college:
It's difficult to find accept used incorrectly. Score one for English speakers! It's the nemesis of accept, the word except, that poses problems. Except usually means "unless" or "excluding," but it's sometimes used as verb "to leave out." Read all the examples below except the ones you don't like:
It's the verb form that confuses, and it's usually except when accept is wanted. So remember: to accept is to receive or believe something, but to except is to leave out. Accept something by giving it an A, or exclude it with a big fat X for except. (Description: Vocabulary.com) |