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Discussion Groups / English Usage / February 2004everyday abd every day
I receive my everyday newspaper at about 7 am. (Meaning: "daily newspaper") Correct? I receive my newspaper every day ay 7 am. (Meaning: "7 days a week and beyond") Correct? What's the subtle difference between these expressions? Murgi > I receive my everyday newspaper at about 7 am. (Meaning: "daily > newspaper") Correct? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Murgi 'Everyday' as one word is an adjective meaning 'normal' or 'ordinary'. It's not a synonym for 'daily'. DCC In alt.english.usage on Wed, 25 Feb 2004 12:05:54 GMT "Murgi" <srindler@da2.so-net.ne.jp> posted: >I receive my everyday newspaper at about 7 am. (Meaning: "daily >newspaper") Correct? If you mean daily newspaper, say that instead. Everyday clothes are not as nice as dress clothes or Sunday-go-to-meetin' clothes, but newspapers don't work like that. >I receive my newspaper every day ay 7 am. (Meaning: "7 days a week and >beyond") Correct? That's fine >What's the subtle difference between these expressions? The daily paper is for Monday through, ahem, Saturday. The Sunday paper is for Sunday. In most places people can subscribe to the daily paper without subscribing to the Sunday paper. >Murgi s/ meirman If you are emailing me please say if you are posting the same response. Born west of Pittsburgh Pa. 10 years Indianapolis, 7 years Chicago, 6 years Brooklyn NY 12 years Baltimore 20 years > I receive my everyday newspaper at about 7 am. (Meaning: "daily > newspaper") Correct? > I receive my newspaper every day ay 7 am. (Meaning: "7 days a week and > beyond") Correct? > > What's the subtle difference between these expressions? "Everyday" is an adjective may mean common, ordinary, usual, customary, sometimes boring, trite, unexciting, repetitious. "The everyday housewife", as Glen Campbell sang. "Every day" is replaceable by "each day", and considers the daily progression of days as individual units, one by one. "Every day in every way I'm getting smarter and smarter", emphasizes the gradual, step-by-step nature of change. The expression, and adjective+noun combination, modifies the time. It acts as an adverbial. > > I receive my everyday newspaper at about 7 am. (Meaning: "daily > > newspaper") Correct? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > nature of change. The expression, and adjective+noun combination, modifies > the time. It acts as an adverbial. Ja, but here in the US you can't pass by a strip mall or read a daily with advertising that includes "Open everyday from 9 to 5." Totally illiterate. [ ... ] > Ja, but here in the US you can't pass by a strip mall or read a daily > with advertising that includes "Open everyday from 9 to 5." Totally > illiterate. Of course, you meant to say exactly the opposite, right? I miss not seeing this sort of thing.  SignatureBob Lieblich Not unamused > Ja, but here in the US you can't pass by a strip mall or read a daily > with advertising that includes "Open everyday from 9 to 5." Totally > illiterate. When I see signs advertising "Everyday Low Prices" I can't help but wonder why, not being exceptionally low, they should be worthy of such prominent notice. SignatureOdysseus > I receive my everyday newspaper at about 7 am. (Meaning: "daily > newspaper") Correct? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Murgi You need to look at the words that "everyday" and "every day" modify to see the difference, which is considerable. Also, "everyday" is not equivalent to "every day"; it has a special meaning: something that is "everyday" is unexceptional or commonplace, not something special or extraordinary. In "everyday newspaper", it is the newspaper that is "everyday", which means that it is an ordinary newspaper, not a special one. You might receive an everyday newspaper just twice a week, so not "every day", but it is still an everyday newspaper. In "receive my newspaper every day", it is the occurrence of receiving the newspaper that takes place "every day". You might receive a different special newspaper every day: the newspaper would not be "everyday", but you would still receive it every day. SignatureChris Green |
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