Wednesday, May 28, 2008

"Everyone" and "Every one"

Levels of Distractibility: Who cares? = *. Some people will be distracted from your meaning: = **. Many people will be distracted from your meaning: = ***.

Question: Is there a difference between "everyone" (one word) and "every one" (two words)?

Answer: Yes. "Everyone," (one word) means "all." "Everyone is coming to the party."

"Every one" (two words) means each person in a group: "Every one of us will have to vote for our candidate."

Both "Everyone" and "Every one" take a singular verb.

Rating of Distractibility: **. Not many people know the distinction between the two, so not many people will notice if you use one or the other.

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