Except and Nag

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Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.

Usage example: I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living

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Nag and except are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nag" instead a verb "Except".

Nag verb - To subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders.

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Except and nag are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Nag".

He loses all three of them in the first chapter except the horse — the only item he wouldn't have minded losing, as it was an ancient nag with a ridiculous colour.

Source: It Was a Gift

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