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present company excluded

present company excluded is the alternative form of present company excepted.

Meaning of present company excepted

Phrase

present company excepted

  1. (idiomatic) These negative remarks do not pertain to anyone who is currently listening to them (including the speaker).
    • Everybody it appears, the present company excepted, has plotted against Mrs Snagsby’s peace.1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, chapter 54, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC

Questions about present company excluded

What is present company excluded the alternative form of?
Present company excluded is the alternative form of present company excepted.

Words near present company excluded in the dictionary

  1. present
  2. present active participle
  3. present active participles
  4. present arms
  5. present company excepted
  6. present company excluded
  7. present conditional
  8. present conditionals
  9. present continuous
  10. present historic
  11. present imperfect

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