accept and
except - the difference
'To accept' most commonly means 'to
receive willingly'.
Except usually means 'apart from' or 'excluding'.
There is often confusion over the words
accept and except. They sound similar, but their meanings are very different.
Accept
'To accept' is a verb.
It has several meanings:
1.To hold something as true.
An example:
The police officer accepts your point and has decided
to let you off with a caution.
2. To receive something willingly.
I
accept this award on behalf of the whole class.
The minister would love to accept the
invitation to your string ensemble, but he has a prior engagement that day.
Except
The word 'except' is most commonly seen
as a preposition.
However, it can also be used a
conjunction and very occasionally as a verb.
Except as a preposition means 'apart
from', 'not including' or 'excluding'.
An example:
I
can resist everything except temptation to chocolates.
2. Except as a conjunction means 'but' or
'if not the fact that'.
I
would go swimming, except I am scared of the hot sun.
3.Except as a verb means 'to exclude'.
You are excepted from the ruling in this match.
