Except for meat, cheese, and vegetables

[Rachel Adams]

Can I use either "except for" or "except" in my sentence and based on previous discussion, can't I use both "used to" and "would"?

"The baby would/used to eat everything/anything except for meat, cheese, vegetables and cream cake."

 

[Yankee]

Yes.

 

[Rover_KE]

In that sentence, 'would' is more likely to be taken to mean 'was willing to' rather than 'use to'.

Whilst 'would' can often mean 'used to', it's more natural to say 'used to' as the default unless you have a good reason not to.

 

[Rachel Adams]

In that sentence, 'would' is more likely to be taken to mean 'was willing to' rather than 'use to'.

Whilst 'would' can often mean 'used to', it's more natural to say 'used to' as the default unless you have a good reason not to.

Is either "anything" or "everything" "except" and "except for" correct?

 

[Tdol]

Yes and yes.

 

[Rachel Adams]

In that sentence, 'would' is more likely to be taken to mean 'was willing to' rather than 'use to'.

Whilst 'would' can often mean 'used to', it's more natural to say 'used to' as the default unless you have a good reason not to.

Is either "anything" or "everything" correct

In that sentence, 'would' is more likely to be taken to mean 'was willing to' rather than 'use to'.

Whilst 'would' can often mean 'used to', it's more natural to say 'used to' as the default unless you have a good reason not to.

In what situations would the meaning be the same? You said "would" can often mean "used to". For example, She used to/would read a lot when she was a child.

 

[5jj]

Is either "anything" or "everything" correct?

Tdol has already answered that.

In what situations would the meaning be the same? You said "would" can often mean "used to". For example, She used to/would read a lot when she was a child.

The meaning is never exactly the same.