except vs EXCLUDE

Both 'except' and 'exclude' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Except' is used to introduce an exclusion or exception, while 'exclude' is a verb meaning to leave out or not include something.

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except

Correct. 'Except' is used to introduce an exclusion or exception.

Use 'except' to introduce something that is not included in a list or group. It is often used to show an exception to a rule or statement.

Examples:

Everyone is going to the party except John.
I like all fruits except bananas.
All the answers are correct except for the last one.
I have read all the books except that one.
The store is open every day except Sundays.

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Prefect in every way except one.
Everybody likes apples, except doctors.
A winter coat that covers everything except this.
Caught everything I ate except chocolate.
Never misses, except with women.
They carried nothing with them except tradition and folklore.
You can do anything... except people skip.
Fit for everyone except babies and people with compromised immune systems.
Everything except a ticket out of this place.
He sold everything, except one.
Nothing except maybe a two-bit gun charge.
Lost everything except my... passport.
I never knew any others except Nicolae.
Anti-government, anti-Arziani, Anti-everything except old-style soviet-era communism.
Anything goes except eye-gouging and fish-hooking.
Nothing wrong except a common bladder infection.
There's nothing on my horizon except everything.
Animals For Change helps protect endangered species, except pandas.
Nothing on the vic except the gift wrapping.
Stringer copped to everything except killing James Rush.

Alternatives:

apart from
other than
but
excluding

EXCLUDE

Correct. 'Exclude' is a verb meaning to leave out or not include something.

Use 'exclude' as a verb to indicate that something is being left out or not considered. It is often used when making lists or decisions.

Examples:

Please exclude any personal information from the report.
The survey excluded participants under the age of 18.
The package includes all items except the ones we excluded.
The study excluded individuals with pre-existing conditions.
The rules exclude any form of cheating.

Alternatives:

leave out
omit
not include
disregard

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