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tom3m

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I know there have been countless threads on the usage of except; except vs. except for and so on.

I wouldn't have asked this question if my teacher hadn't been saying this.

Is except of really used by natives?

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I doubt it.

Stick to 'except for' and 'with the exception of'.
 

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In what situation does your teacher use "except of"?
 

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In what situation does your teacher use "except of"?

No sentence she used doesn't come to my mind right now, but it is a situation when I would use 'except' or 'except for' - to exclude. I submitted this thread only because I didn't know whether both 'for' and 'of' are acceptable with 'except'.
 

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When you said in your first post "I wouldn't have asked this qusetion if my teacher hadn't been saying this", I thought you meant "My teacher has been saying 'except of'".
 

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Yes, she has been saying it. Unfortunately, I can't think of any example. And to my second post, both reasons (my teacher and being unsure about the preposition) sort of pushed me to pose the question. :) The first of them was my teacher and the second (I wasn't sure if what she was saying was correct or used) is related the first. :-D
 

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I use except for- I never say except of. You can use with the exception of.
 

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Next time you hear your teacher say "except of", challenge her on it.
 

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Yes, she has been saying it. Unfortunately, I can't think of any example. And to my second post, both reasons (my teacher and being unsure about the preposition) sort of pushed me to pose the question. :) The first of them was my teacher and the second (I wasn't sure if what she was saying was correct or used) is related the first. :-D

The word "of" can follow "except" in phrases using "except, of course,". There is nothing good for you at McDonald's except, of course, the salads.
Other than that, I wouldn't expect to hear "except of".
 

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Other than that, I wouldn't expect to hear "except of".
Here's one more context:
You do not use any prepostion except 'of' after 'knowledge'. :-D
 
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