Everyday, Everybody, Everyone etc

[Tom]

Hello teachers

Kindly tell me if there are any instances when we can use the given words as two words,i.e,

* everybody--- as----- every body
* everyday-----as----- every day
* everyone-----as----- every one

Thanks in advance

Tom

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

You should be able to find information regarding "everyday" and "every day" in a dictionary.

But, to answer your question in a nutshell: Yes.

* everybody = every person
** every body = every body (e.g., every dead body)
*** every body of --> e.g.: every body of water

* everyday = commonplace or ordinary
** every day = daily

* everyone = every person
** every one = all (of them), eg: "There were 10 hamburgers on the table and the dog ate every one (of them)!"
*** every one of --> you can also say "every single one of"
**** each and every one (of them) = emphatic for "all (of them)" or similar to "every single one of" or "every last one of"

Does that satisfy your ravenous curiosity?

Amy

[Tom]

Dear Amy

It was really helpful.
Can you do me another favour? Kindly use the given in sentences. This was the only one I could not understand.

EVERYDAY:
EVERY DAY:

Thanks

Yours ever
Tom

[Tom]

Dear Amy

Are you there everyday?

Tom

[no name]

Tom use goggle please,
one example maybe not good enough to learn.
By the goggle you certainly will find so many as you wish in real every day life.
Jan

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

Jan's suggestion is very good. You can find many examples using Google. The only suggestion I would make is that you should make sure that the examples you look at come from a website in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, etc.

A couple examples:

Tom asks questions every day.

How can a company go from being just an everyday company to a market leader?

Amy

[Tom]

Thank you, Amy

It is not that I do not use 'Google" or other search engines, it is only that they are deprived of HUMAN TOUCH.

Amy, you wrote:

" A couple examples."

New structure for me. Can I also say a couple friends, books, days etc? By the way, couple= how many? five, six...?

Tom

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

Yes, you can say "a couple" or "a couple of". The usage is informal. And can also be found in dictionaries.

It technically means "two", but can also also be used to mean "a few". (I would say using "a couple" to mean more than 5 would be stretching things a bit too far.)

Amy