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Latest comment: 2 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic Usage note: Every student needs to open their book(s)

every now and then

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What meaning is used in every now and then? --Backinstadiums (talk) 19:18, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

every one

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With a pronoun, or a determiner + noun, we can use each of + but with every we must use every one: {Each - every one - *every} of us has one. --Backinstadiums (talk) 21:15, 31 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

every reason

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Should we create something like have every reason to or simply every reason? Or is it SOP? Imetsia (talk) 18:33, 17 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

"Every" must refer to three or more

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Each can refer to two or more, whereas every must refer to three or more. Each, though not every, may also be placed after a plural noun, and then the plural governs the verb: The puppies each have their own toys. --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:02, 21 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Possesive pronoun + every

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Is it grammatical? Compare the usage notes at both and waking --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:01, 31 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

vs. each

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I examined each/every puppy in the litter : shift in perspective, considering the animals individually/collectively, respectively. 
Don't use words such as almost', 'nearly', or not in front of each. You say ''Almost every house in the street is for sale'. 
Don't use each (of) in a negative clause, *'Each boy did not enjoy football.  You say ''None of the boys did'.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/each --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:53, 23 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

Usage note: Every student needs to open their book(s)

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https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=every Backinstadiums (talk) 18:18, 16 July 2022 (UTC)Reply