Except vs Accept - English In A Minute

Hi, I'm Roy and today I’m going to tell you

when we use 'except' and when we use 'accept'.

These words can be confusing,

but they have very different meanings.

'Except' means 'excluding or not including'.

'I love all types of film except horror films.'

That means the only type of film I don’t like is horror.

'I don’t drink coffee,

except the one I have in the morning.'

So I only have one cup a day in the morning.

'Accept' means 'to say yes to something'.

'Dan asked me to go for a coffee and I said yes.'

I accepted Dan’s offer.

You can also accept a situation that is often negative.

'He accepted his ex-partner had met someone else.'

Anyway, that’s everything for today.

I’d love to stay longer except we only have a minute.

Bye!