ACCEPT vs EXCEPT
These two are spelled and pronounced almost the same — here's how to tell them apart in every way.
| ACCEPT | EXCEPT |
|---|---|
| Audio | |
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| Pronounced in | |
| 1 syllables · accept | 1 syllables · except |
| Meaning | |
| consider or hold as true | take exception to |
| Example | |
| “I cannot accept the dogma of this church” | “he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday” |
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