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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

everything or each

What is the difference and which is natural?
I had one of each.
I had one of everything.

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The first implies selectivity among a limited number of choices. The second implies gluttonous consumption of everything (the word "everything" gives this sense) available. For example: At the banquet there were two types of croissants offered.

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  • The first implies selectivity among a limited number of choices.
  • The second implies gluttonous consumption of everything (the word "everything" gives this sense) available.
  • For example: At the banquet there were two types of croissants offered.
  • I had one of each.
  • At the banquet, the table was 50 feet long, with hundred of dishes offered.
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The first implies selectivity among a limited number of choices. The second implies gluttonous consumption of everything (the word "everything" gives this sense) available. For example:

At the banquet there were two types of croissants offered. I had one of each.

At the banquet, the table was 50 feet long, with hundred of dishes offered. I had one of everything.
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