🔑 Key Difference

• “Everyday” (adjective) means ordinary, typical, or routine.
• “Every day” (phrase) means each day, referring to time.

Let’s Break It Down

1. “Everyday” (Adjective)

• Meaning: Refers to something common, usual, or part of daily life.
• Usage: Used before a noun to describe it as ordinary or habitual.
• Examples:
  • “These are my everyday shoes.” 👟 (shoes I wear daily or casually)
  • “Cooking is an everyday activity for many people.” 🍳

2. “Every day” (Phrase)

• Meaning: Refers to happening each day without exception.
• Usage: Can often be replaced by “each day” in sentences.
• Examples:
  • “I exercise every day.” 💪 (I exercise daily, as a routine)
  • “She walks her dog every day after work.” 🐕

🎭 Easy Analogy

Think of “everyday” as one word because it’s a single idea describing something typical. Meanwhile, “every day” is two words because it refers to separate parts of time: every (all) and day (one day).

Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

1. Mixing Them Up
   • ❌ Incorrect: “This is an every day shirt.”
   • ✅ Correct: “This is an everyday shirt.”
   • ❌ Incorrect: “I go to the gym everyday.”
   • ✅ Correct: “I go to the gym every day.”
2. Check the Context:
   • Ask yourself: “Am I describing something ordinary, or am I talking about daily occurrences?”

📝 Practice Time!

Fill in the blanks with “everyday” or “every day”:

1. I drink coffee ________ before starting work.
2. This is not an ________ problem; it’s very unusual!
3. Going for a run has become part of my ________ routine.
4. She visits her grandparents ________.

✅ Answers:

1. I drink coffee every day before starting work.
2. This is not an everyday problem; it’s very unusual!
3. Going for a run has become part of my everyday routine.
4. She visits her grandparents every day.