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"Except that...."
Everyone does this.
You do, I do, the President probably does it by now.
Let's all agree to find better ways to disagree with others that don't make all our sentences look the same.
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Huh?
Whenever someone disagrees with a post on a forum, usually above them, they will begin their statement of disagreement with "Except that..." and then follow it with whatever.
I don't think it's that common, at least not outside the internet, but it's certainly a thing.
He's annoyed when people start arguments with "Except that...".
I assume it's because he feels it is a condescending way to look like you are respecting your opponent's opinion when you are really not.
I dunno. I've never seen it used under the pretense of respecting the other person's opinion, but I guess that's just me.
I think it's a perfectly good way to start a counterargument, because it legitimises the other person's points to begin with. The implication is that the complete phrase reads "All that is true, except that [additional information]". It's a means of respecting an opposing viewpoint and the thought processes of another person in two words without invalidating your own thoughts on the matter.
I guess implication vs. explication makes the difference. Again, might just be me, since I never read the more peaceful implication(s) into fragmented sentences. Or, I guess, the former case (implication) just seems more dismissive, as if that one point completely flips things around. Or, that might be how I've seen some people use it.
Granted, it can also be used aggressively, where "except that" stands in for "how could you have been so stupid as to discount [additional factor]?".
Yeah. I guess that's what I see most often.
oh okayExcept that this thread already exists
Except they aren't, they are both talking about a word that is used in a smug way.
^ You forgot to put "that" after "Except".
Except that I love how he misquoted the phrase in question.
i hate it because it's a really awkward-sounding construction, and usually precedes some blatant misinterpretation of the point the writer is rebutting.
I'm a sarcastic asshole so of course I love using this.
^ Except that you said that you're a sarcastic asshole yet you didn't say you hate using this.