Except for
Except for preposition - Not including.
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If not and except for are semantically related in except that topic. In some cases you can use "If not" instead a conjunction phrase "Except for".
If not
If not adverb - Perhaps; indicating possibility of being more remarkable (greater or better or sooner) than.
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Except for and if not are semantically related in except that topic. You can use "Except for" instead a conjunction phrase "If not".
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Both terms in one sentence
- Except for the third movie, he always stumbled into a position to not only kick ass but save the day, but if not he would be okay with someone else doing it.
Source: Right Man in the Wrong Place - All of that would make her decent if not spectacular, except for the "barrier" part of her name.
Source: Disc One Nuke -
On one hand, no one else interacts with them (except for that quick kiss gag) but on the other hand, who pushed the catapult off if not them?
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