HYdraMStar
Number of posts : 1170 Age : 45 Location : Charlotte, NC Current Mood : Registration date : 2008-07-20
| Subject: Except/Accept November 9th 2008, 2:27 am | |
| I was reading through some blogs today and some way or another ended up on one that was an open call for submissions to an up and coming e-zine which read in part: "We will be excepting short stories in all genres..."
I thought to myself, "really? And I hope for your sake they are all already edited for grammar."
I you see they said they were EXCEPTING submissions.
Except: 1. vt omit: to leave out or exclude somebody or something (formal) (usually passive) “Hazel eyes excepted, two years more might make her all that he wished.” Jane Austen Emma 1816 2. conj unless (archaic)
What they meant instead was that they were ACCEPTING them.
Accept: 1. vt take something offered: to take something that is offered, for example, a gift or payment 2. vti say yes to invitation: to reply in the affirmative to an invitation 3. vti take on duty: to agree to take on a duty, responsibility, or position 4. vt believe something: to acknowledge that something is true 5. vt endure situation: to tolerate something without protesting or attempting to change it 6. vt come to terms with something: to acknowledge a fact or truth and come to terms with it 7. vt take blame for something: to admit the blame or responsibility for something 8. vt law commerce agree to terms: to indicate formal agreement to the terms and conditions in a contract 9. vt allow somebody to join: to allow somebody to join an organization or attend an institution 10. vt process something: to be able to process something or be operated by something old machines that won’t accept the new cards 11. vt be welcoming to somebody: to treat somebody as a member of a group or social circle 12. vt receive something for review: to receive something such as a report for official action or review 13. vt agree to marry somebody: to reply in the affirmative to a marriage proposal (dated)
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See the difference? It is a very important one. | |
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Snacker
Number of posts : 818 Age : 39 Location : Stuck in Michigan Current Mood : Registration date : 2008-07-17
| Subject: Re: Except/Accept November 9th 2008, 2:37 pm | |
| Wow, I mean those two words are totally different for me, and I never would have thought that people might use them wrong. But it seems that everything is possible.
Very interesting! | |
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