except

/ɪkˈsept/
preposition

Not including; other than

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Example
"Everyone except John attended the meeting."
Perfect for

Excluding specific items or people from a group

Instead of

"Everyone but John attended the meeting"

Say this

"Everyone except John attended the meeting"

Impact

Creates clear exclusions and exceptions

Word Pair

This word is commonly confused with accept.

Memory Tip:

"Accept means to receive, Except means to exclude"

Related Words
excludingbesidesapart fromother than

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Category

grammar

Difficulty

easy

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