Accept or Except

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Away from the desk and all things computer for the moment. So, I’ll keep things going with scheduled blogs dealing with the language we use as writers. I hope you’ll forgive me if I don’t reply to any comments for the time being, but I’m having a very well-earned (I think so, anyway) rest from work for a couple of weeks.

When to use Accept or Except:  

accept: to agree to, to receive, to believe, to answer positively.  ‘Though it pains me say this, I accept your argument about Tony Blair.’

except: excluding, not including, omitting. ‘Raffles, the burglar, took everything except the kitchen sink.’