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jobbynext
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 Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:09 am Post subject: Every day or everyday?? |
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Hi! I have a doubt. Should I write everyday or every day? I wonder if anyone could help me.
Thanks in advance
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advoca
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Everyday and every day are not the same.
Every day is an adverbial phrase. You could say, "The sun rises and sets every day"
Everyday is an adjective. It means, commonplace and ordinary. "Explosions in Bagdad have become an everyday occurence." |
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LucentShade
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| Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:35 pm Post subject: Re: Every day or everyday?? |
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| jobbynext wrote: |
Hi! I have a doubt. Should I write everyday or every day? I wonder if anyone could help me.
Thanks in advance
Bye! |
Native speakers seem to have issues with this as well  ; but like advoca said, when you want to describe when something happens, use "every day"; when you want to describe what something is like, use "everyday." "Everyday" (one word) has a meaning similar to normal / common / ordinary. |
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