Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

present company excepted

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
pre-sen-t -com-pa-ny ex-cept-ed
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

These negative remarks do not pertain to anyone who is currently listening to them (including the speaker).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

present company excluded (alternative)

Phrases

no offense

Frequently Paired Words

no offense

Questions

What does present company excepted mean?
These negative remarks do not pertain to anyone who is currently listening to them (including the speaker).

How to pronounce present company excepted

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