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Very often, similar sounding words provide the basis for either misuse or misunderstanding in their application in writing. This of course can lead to a grammatical blunder especially when you're the secretary that takes the notes of the Monday board meetings. It's  time to get things striaght.

Take the two words ACCEPT and EXCEPT.

ACCEPT means to receive or agree to something.  EXCEPT means to exclude or leave out.

Example:

My boss agreed to accept his appointment to a fact-finding commission, except that he may not have the time to devote to this new undertaking.  Everyone except he has time for yet another extra workload.

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