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Every one vs. Everyone
Every one
/ˈɛvri wʌn/Examples:
Every one of the students passed the exam successfully.She checked every one of the boxes for forgotten items.Every one of his novels is widely acclaimed by critics.
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This word has no synonymsAntonyms:
Everyone
/ˈevrɪwʌn/Examples:
Everyone seemed to have a newspaper in their hand that morning.Everyone who is here, is here for their own reasons.Navy Seal training puts everyone on an equal footing.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Everyone is a single word that refers to all people in a group collectively.
- Use every one as two words to emphasize each individual person or object in a specified group.
- Think of everyone as a synonym for everybody, which also means all people in a group.
- If you can replace the phrase with each one or every individual, then every one is likely correct.
- Remember that everyone doesnt require additional specification, whereas every one' often needs it.
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