Common Mistakes : Accept

Accept – Verb

BAD: The company will not accept to buy new machines

GOOD: The company will not agree to buy new machines

You accept someone’s advice, opinion, or suggestion BUT you agree (= say you are willing) to do something. Compare: I accepted her suggestion and agreed to see the doctor that evening

BAD: The driver did not accept me to get on the bus

GOOD: The driver did not allow me to get on the bus

BAD: We can’t accept a motorway to be built through our town

GOOD: We can’t allow a motorway to be built through our town

You allow/permit someone to do something, or let them do it: ‘Many parents do not allow/permit their children to watch violent films.’ Many parents do not let their children watch violent films