Everyday and Every Day
2022-03-26
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1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Yuna from Japan.
2I would like to know the difference between "everyday" and "every day." Thank you.
3Dear Yuna,
4Thank you for emailing us. People often confuse "everyday" (one word) and "every day" (two words) because they can be used in similar ways.
5Let us start with the one word "everyday."
6We use "everyday" (one word) as an adjective to describe nouns.
7Its meaning is something that happens regularly, from day to day.
8My everyday schedule includes waking up early, going to the gym and making breakfast.
9In this example, "everyday" (one word) describes the schedule or the plan of activities that happen every morning.
10Another way we can use "everyday" as an adjective is to mean in an ordinary or usual way.
11He wears sneakers as his everyday shoes.
12In this statement, the sneakers are his usual shoes.
13Now let us look at the two-word form of "every day."
14This form is a grouping of two separate words, "every" (adjective) and "day" (noun).
15It means the same as the expression "each day."
16We use "every day" (two words) as an adverb phrase to describe verbs, other adverbs and adjectives.
17Compare these examples.
18The children go to school every day.
19Eating vegetables every day is important for our health.
20In 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."
21In the second example, "every day" (two words) describes how often we should eat our vegetables.
22Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Yuna.
23Next week, we will answer a question from Melvin about "daily" and "everyday".
24If you are interested in how these expressions are similar or different, please come back next week to find out!
25What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
26And that's Ask a Teacher.
27I'm Faith Pirlo.
1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Yuna from Japan. 2Question: 3I would like to know the difference between "everyday" and "every day." Thank you. 4Answer: 5Dear Yuna, 6Thank you for emailing us. People often confuse "everyday" (one word) and "every day" (two words) because they can be used in similar ways. 7Everyday 8Let us start with the one word "everyday." 9We use "everyday" (one word) as an adjective to describe nouns. Its meaning is something that happens regularly, from day to day. 10My everyday schedule includes waking up early, going to the gym and making breakfast. 11In this example, "everyday" (one word) describes the schedule or the plan of activities that happen every morning. 12Another way we can use "everyday" as an adjective is to mean in an ordinary or usual way. 13He wears sneakers as his everyday shoes. 14In this statement, the sneakers are his usual shoes. 15Every day 16Now 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." 17We use "every day" (two words) as an adverb phrase to describe verbs, other adverbs and adjectives. Compare these examples. 18The children go to school every day. 19Eating vegetables every day is important for our health. 20In 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." 21In the second example, "every day" (two words) describes how often we should eat our vegetables. 22Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Yuna. 23Next 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! 24What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com 25And that's Ask a Teacher. 26I'm Faith Pirlo. 27Faith Pirlo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. 28Words in This Story 29schedule - n. a plan of tasks and when to do them 30sneakers - n. cloth shoes that are worn for informal times and for sports 31Do you have a question for the teacher? We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section.