Master confusing words with ease
All things vs. Everything
All things
/ɔːl θɪŋz/Examples:
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Everything
/ˈevriθɪŋ/Examples:
But to be sure there were rum everythings.From then on she took control of everything.Everything appeared to be as arranged.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Everything often refers to all things relevant to a specific context or situation, while all things is more general.
- Remember that everything is singular and uses singular verb forms, whereas all things is plural and uses plural verb forms.
- Use everything when you are referring collectively to things in a singular context, and all things when emphasizing the plurality.
- If you can replace the word with every single thing, youre likely looking at everything.'
- When speaking about the entirety of items without exception, both can work, but context helps decide.
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