COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS: ACCEPT vs. EXCEPT

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This week we are going to finish up the 2023-2024 academic year with a series of lessons about words that are often confused in English. Often their spelling is very similar and their pronunciation is similar, or the same; but they are different words with different meanings. 

Today's words that are often confused are ACCEPT and EXCEPT.

Meaning of Accept: to agree to take something; to say yes to something.

Example 1: I offered an apology to my boss and, luckily, she accepted it.

Meaning of Except: this is a preposition or a conjunction that means "not including; but not."

Example 2: The restaurant is open every day of the week, except Mondays.

Pronunciation Accept: At the following link to the Cambridge online dictionary, you can hear the pronunciation of this word in "standard" UK and US English.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accept

Pronunciation Except: At the following link to the Cambridge online dictionary, you can hear the pronunciation of this word in "standard" UK and US English.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/except

And here is a YouTube video of "English in a Minute" that explains the differences between these words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j18ug09Qgg

I hope you find today's lesson useful, and I hope the rest of your day goes very well. 

We'll see you tomorrow with another lesson. 

All the best!

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