Stop Getting That Wrong, Please
Jun. 1st, 2009 12:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Attention please, sign makers, advertisers, and everyone else who should know better:
"Everyday" is an adjective meaning "normal, pedestrian, or humdrum."
"Every day" is an adverb meaning "done on a daily basis."
They are not interchangeable.
So knock it off.
-The Gneech
"Everyday" is an adjective meaning "normal, pedestrian, or humdrum."
"Every day" is an adverb meaning "done on a daily basis."
They are not interchangeable.
So knock it off.
-The Gneech
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Date: 2009-06-04 05:32 pm (UTC)btw, ever noticed that it's the locals who most often make those mistakes? I mean as opposed to foreigners whose native tongue isn't english and they're supposedly still learning...