except, accept

Except or except means but for, excluding or with the exclusion of--
I like cake except for chocolate.
People are so rude, present company excepted.

Exception or exception is the noun ( thing or idea ) form of except--
This is fine with the exception of your spelling.
We usually don't honor such requests, but we will make an exception in your case.

Accept or accept means to agree or consent to, to take or receive with approval, to regard as true--
I accept the terms and conditions.
She accepted his proposal of marriage.
He accepted their gift happily.
I can't accept the notion of extraterrestrial beings.

The act of accepting something ( noun ) is acceptance--
Your acceptance of the terms and conditions means you can't do that.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"I accept the terms except for the part about selling my soul."

Note--don't confuse except with expect, meaning to wait for or look forward to--
We are expecting company.
The weather broadcast said to expect rain.
We can expect delivery before noon.
Expecting is also a euphemism ( "nice" way of saying something ) for pregnant--
She is expecting.