Comments on: What’s the difference between accept, except and expect? https://englishlessonsbrighton.co.uk/accept-except-expect/ Master Grammar and Skills Tue, 11 Jan 2022 12:15:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Phil Williams https://englishlessonsbrighton.co.uk/accept-except-expect/#comment-30724 Tue, 11 Jan 2022 12:09:41 +0000 https://englishlessonsbrighton.co.uk/?p=5694#comment-30724 In reply to Dawn+Newday.

Hi Dawn,
Ah thank you very much for pointing that out, and quickly – I did notice it myself but forgot to update it (truth be told I put in the placeholder word so I’d remember to check the proper spelling, if you believe that!).
Ha, yes, ask/ax is an interesting one probably worthy of a topic of its own!
Best,
Phil

]]> By: Dawn+Newday https://englishlessonsbrighton.co.uk/accept-except-expect/#comment-30723 Tue, 11 Jan 2022 12:03:21 +0000 https://englishlessonsbrighton.co.uk/?p=5694#comment-30723 Hello Phil. Thank you for your latest newsletter. It’s appropriate that it is about “the difference between” similar-looking words because (although I could be mistaken here) I think there is a difference between “pneumonic” (to do with the lungs) in your final paragraph and “mnemonic” (as an aide-memoire). I only mention it because it might puzzle other readers.
Prompted by your example of “ACCept starts like ASKed”, I was also tempted to write something about the tendency of some people to pronounce “asked” as “axed” (as in: “I axed him to mow the lawn”) but then decided I might be getting into deep water and chose to avoid the topic!

Best wishes, Dawn.

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