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Didiou Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

"everyday" vs. "every day"

Hello all the teachers,

Could anyone kindly teach me how do we use "everyday" and "every day" properly?

What's the difference?
How do we use them in sentences?

Thanks a lot in advance.
didi
  

Top answer

"everyday", one word, is an adjective. It modifies a noun. "every day", two words, is an adverb.

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  • "everyday", one word, is an adjective.
  • It modifies a noun.
  • "every day", two words, is an adverb.
  • It modifies a verb.
  • If you can add the word "single", you know you need two words: I wash the dishes every (single) day .
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"everyday", one word, is an adjective. It modifies a noun. "every day", two words, is an adverb. It modifies a verb. If you can add the word "single", you know you need two words:

I wash the dishes every (single) day. (Adverb)
I wash the everyday dishes. (Adjective; 'dishes' is a noun)
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In addition, 'every day' means, objectively, 'each succeeding day', where 'everyday' carries the ideas of 'mundane' or 'unexceptional' or 'quotidian'.
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Everyday (one word) is an adjective meaning common or ordinary ("These are my everyday dishes. I save the china for special occassions.")

Every day (two words) should be used to denote something that happens on a daily basis. ("The vet told me to walk my dog every day.")
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Even my newspaper gets it wrong.

You are both correct:

"Everyday" is an adjective,

"Every day" is a time period that happens every 24 hours beginning and ending at midnight.
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