462 GG Everyday. Ain't. Eponyms

Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.

Mignon Fogarty, Inc.

Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2015

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Everyday Versus Every Day
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Ain't
http://j.mp/1cjF1CP

Eponyms
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0:00.0	Hi, I'm a Nyon Fagrady grammar girl.
0:02.4	In this week, I have a quick and dirty tip
0:04.5	about every day, one word, and every day, two words.
0:08.9	A meeting middle by Neil Whitman
0:10.6	about the fascinating history of the word, Aint,
0:14.1	and an excerpt about epanims from the book, Word Workout.
0:18.2	A few weeks ago, when I was grading
0:19.9	my college students midterm papers,
0:22.5	I noticed that more than half of them
0:24.5	didn't seem to know the difference
0:25.9	between every day, one word, and every day,
0:29.7	two words.
0:31.6	Every day, one word, means common.
0:34.8	You let the kids set the table with the everyday dishes,
0:37.8	not the good China.
0:39.9	Every day, as two words, means each day.
0:43.6	Every day, I keep hoping I'll feel better.
0:47.8	And that was your quick and dirty tip.
0:49.6	When it comes to every day, the one word version
0:52.8	means common, and the two word version means each day.
0:57.7	Next, we have a meeting middle by Neil Whitman
0:59.9	about the word Aint.
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