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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
everyday ...present tense
0 I've learned that sentences with everyday must be in present tense. Is it true? Below is a sentence from CNN that violates the rule: 02 br
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00 Authorities have dispatched more than 10,000 riot police everyday to keep the peace, Yonhap said. Demonstrators began a 72-hour protest Thursday night. 02 br
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0 The sentence should be 02 br
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00 Authorities dispatch more than 10,000 riot police every day to keep the peace, Yonhap said 02 br
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00 unless there is such a category of police known as riot police everyday. 0-
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00 Authorities dispatch more than 10,000 riot police every day to keep the peace, Yonhap said 02 br
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0 Hi, 01 blockquote
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00 1. " 01 i 00 Everyday 02 i 00 " is an adjective. In the sentence you quoted, " 01 i 00 every day 02 i
01 cite 10 New2grammar 12 cite 10 Authorities have dispatched more than 10,000 riot police everyday to keep the peace, Yonhap said. 12 blockquote10 Some comments ... 02 br
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00 1. " 01 i 00 Everyday 02 i 00 " is an adjective. In the sentence you quoted, " 01 i 00 every day 02 i
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0 1. Yes. I keep making this mistake. I agree with you that it should be every day which means CNN is wrong. 05 0 00 I guess people make mistakes. 02 br
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00 2. and 3 I'm sorry.( Another failure to express my thoughts.) I wanted to say every day should be used in simple tense. 010id 6
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00 2. and 3 I'm sorry.( Another failure to express my thoughts.) I wanted to say every day should be used in simple tense. 010id 6
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0 Regarding every day and everyday, I wouldn't worry too much. I think "everyday" is more common in the US, but it's one of those things that even natives struggle with! 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br
00 I think you might be confusing that rule (which doesn't exist) with the rule of thumb that says "the simple present is often used when talking about habitual actions and common processes", and you might have been confused by the examples given, which often include "every day" to give an example of an habitual action: 02 br
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00 I think you might be confusing that rule (which doesn't exist) with the rule of thumb that says "the simple present is often used when talking about habitual actions and common processes", and you might have been confused by the examples given, which often include "every day" to give an example of an habitual action: 02 br
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0 To the original poster... 02 br
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00 It is also very easy to think that websites such as CNN and the BBC (in the UK) never make mistakes with their grammar; however, they are human just like the rest of us! 0-
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00 It is also very easy to think that websites such as CNN and the BBC (in the UK) never make mistakes with their grammar; however, they are human just like the rest of us! 0-
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0 Kooyen, It seems like you too agree that the sentence is wrong, am I right? 02 br
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00 Thanks, Anon and others who have replied. 0-
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00 Thanks, Anon and others who have replied. 0-
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0 Only the spelling is wrong. There are no problems with verb tenses, as I said in my other post. So in your example it should be written separately, "every day". 05 0 010id 1
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0 I agree. You can use 'every day' with lots of tenses. In fact, I'm having trouble of thinking of any tense with which 'every day' cannot be used. 0-
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