Except and Yet

Except

Except conjunction - If it were not for the fact that.
Usage example: I'd go, except it's too far

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

Yet

Yet conjunction - If it were not for the fact that.
Usage example: it feels like summer, yet according to the calendar we're still in early spring

Except and yet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a conjunction "Yet".

Both words in one sentence

  • Bali folklore has yet another similar creature known as the Leyak, except it only drinks blood from the fetuses of pregnant women.
  • Video Game / Wings of Dawn The Yehio have yet to appear themselves, but are confirmed by Crystal to be very similar to the Yehat, "except less Scottish".
  • Bad with the Bone Similar to Grievous Harm with a Body, except that that involves using a whole body or at least a bodily limb that hasn't yet been reduced to bone.
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