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VOA名师答疑2022--Everyday and Every Day

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Everyday and Every Day

Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Yuna from Japan.

Question:

I would like to know the difference between "everyday" and "every day." Thank you.

Answer:

Dear Yuna,

Thank you for emailing us. People often confuse "everyday" (one word) and "every day" (two words) because they can be used in similar ways.

Everyday

Let us start with the one word "everyday."

We use "everyday" (one word) as an adjective1 to describe nouns2. Its meaning is something that happens regularly, from day to day.

My everyday schedule includes waking up early, going to the gym and making breakfast.

In this example, "everyday" (one word) describes the schedule or the plan of activities that happen every morning.

Another way we can use "everyday" as an adjective is to mean in an ordinary or usual way.

He wears sneakers as his everyday shoes.

In this statement, the sneakers are his usual shoes.

Every day

Now let us look at the two-word form of "every day." This form is a grouping of two separate words, "every" (adjective) and "day" (noun). It means the same as the expression "each day."

We use "every day" (two words) as an adverb phrase to describe verbs, other adverbs and adjectives3. Compare these examples.

The children go to school every day.

Eating vegetables every day is important for our health.

In the first example, "every day" (two words) can be replaced by "every single day", "each day" or even another expression like "every week" or "every month."

In the second example, "every day" (two words) describes how often we should eat our vegetables.

Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Yuna.

Next week, we will answer a question from Melvin about "daily" and "everyday". If you are interested in how these expressions are similar or different, please come back next week to find out!

Words in This Story

schedule – n. a plan of tasks and when to do them

sneakers – n. cloth shoes that are worn for informal times and for sports


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1 adjective UJpyR     
n.形容词;adj.形容词的,用作形容词的
参考例句:
  • Don't apply that adjective to me.不要用那个字眼来形容我。
  • The adjective loose has several senses. 形容词loose有几个义项。
2 nouns 8412c0b251e0c60f78bfaf0a44ac3206     
n.名词;名词( noun的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • French differs from English in having gender for all nouns. 法语不同于英语,所有的名词都有性。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Nouns join to form compounds. 名词和名词结合构成复合词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 adjectives 3e63e25a20ab7d8ada2ada3ea2ad0366     
n.形容词( adjective的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • We can form nouns from adjectives. 我们可以用形容词来构成名词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Attributive adjectives precede the noun. 定语形容词位于名词前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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