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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.

Last updated: March 28, 2024

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.
  • 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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