except vs include

except

verb
  • To exclude; to specify as being an exception. 

  • To take exception, to object (to or against). 

prep
  • with the exception of; but. 

conj
  • With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated. 

include

verb
  • To use a directive that allows the use of source code from another file. 

  • To consider as part of something; to comprehend. 

  • To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member. 

noun
  • A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item. 

How often have the words except and include occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )