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Glossary of Usage a, an Use a before a word starting with a consonant, and an before a word starting with a vowel. A fool and his money are soon parted An empty bag cannot stand upright. —Ben Franklin accept, except Accept means “receive” or “agree to.” Medical schools accept fewer than half the students who apply. As a preposition, except means “other than.” I can resist anything except temptation. —Oscar Wilde As a verb, except means “exclude,” “omit,” “leave out.” If you except that one math course, I received straight As. A.D., B.C., C.E., B.C.E (NOTE: MLA does not use periods in these abbrevia- tions.) A.D. stands for anno Domini, “in the year of our Lord.” It designates the period since the birth of Christ and precedes the year number. The emperor Claudius began the Roman conquest of England in A.D. 43. B.C. designates the period before the birth of Christ and follows the year number. For this period, the lower the number, the more recent the year. Alexander the Great ruled Macedonia from 336 B.C. to his death in 323. Instead of A.D., writers now often use C.E. (common era). In place of B.C., they use B.C.E. (before the common era). Julius Caesar died in 44 B.C.E. advice, advise Advice is a noun meaning “guidance.” When a man is too old to give bad examples, he gives good advice. —La Rochefoucauld 717 1 gloss Glossary of Usage Advise is a verb meaning “counsel,” “give advice to,” “recommend,” or “notify.” Shortly before the stock market crash of 1929, Bernard Baruch advised in- vestors to buy bonds. affect, effect Affect is most o