Me writing about grammar, that’s more than just a little bit humorous to my regular readers. What’s not funny is I am taking the time to learn more about grammar. Now, when a stumper (for me) like “everyday” or “every day” presents itself, I do the research and try to learn and understand the difference so I won’t wonder next time. Make sense?
Oh, for those wondering:
Everyday is an adjective that means “daily.”
Every day is an expression of time meaning “regularly” or “each day.”
so….
Jim Raffel writes a blog post every day.
Jim Raffel has an everyday coffee habit.
This post is not so much about the correct usage of every day and everyday. Instead it’s about taking the time to slow down and learn those things that make your life easier on a day-to-day basis.
I was just thinking that writing for Twitter and my blog has improved my writing. When social media first came out, I was lazy and didn’t quite grasp that my words were displayed to the world. Now, I try my best to have proper grammar, spelling and coherence. I’m often researching on the web for this improvement. I’m not perfect, but I’m glad to learn something new “every day”…or is it “everyday”??
Oh boy, does this hit home. On a couple of levels actually.
However, there is a grammar superhero who can save us all!
Grammar girl: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/
Love grammar girl. She’s my superhero these days (When Cheryl and Kid#1 aren’t around to just answer the question for me).
I’m not quite sure I’ll go check grammar girl 🙂
In that example, it should be “every day.”