1ex·cept also ex·cept·ing 
/ɪkˈsɛpt/ /ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/ preposition
/ɪkˈsɛpt/ /ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/ preposition : not including (someone or something) : other than (something or someone)
▪ The stores will be open daily except Sundays. ▪ Excepting [=with the exception of] one student, no one could answer the questions correctly. ▪ Everyone was invited except [=but] me.
▪ The stores will be open daily except Sundays. ▪ Excepting [=with the exception of] one student, no one could answer the questions correctly. ▪ Everyone was invited except [=but] me.
except for 1 : not including (someone or something) : other than (someone or something)
▪ I got all As on my report card, except for a B in Latin. ▪ Except for that one typo, there were no mistakes. ▪ Everyone was invited except for [=but] me. 2 : if not for (someone or something)
▪ They would all have died except for [=but for] her and her quick thinking. [=it was only because of her that they did not die]
▪ I got all As on my report card, except for a B in Latin. ▪ Except for that one typo, there were no mistakes. ▪ Everyone was invited except for [=but] me.
▪ They would all have died except for [=but for] her and her quick thinking. [=it was only because of her that they did not die]
