# An everyday complaint about "everyday" **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 7, 2014, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534 "2014-04-07T08:33:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/1 "2014-04-07T08:33:53Z")
ARGH! For the love of whatever you hold most dear or holy, learn the difference between _every day_ and _everyday_. Yes, Virginia, there really is a difference. One is an adjective and the other is an adverb. One does not “go to the mall everyday” but one does “go to the mall every day”. I know. I know. This isn’t the best, nor even the worst, rant ever posted. I’m just tired of seeing _everyday_ used in print when the other one (the adverb) should be used. Here is an example: “Great savings everyday!” Sorry. No. That’s not correct. Okay. Sure. Maybe your customers do save a lot shopping at your store instead of your competitors’. The issue isn’t the veracity of your claim. The issue is your inability to write the language correctly. Oh, yes. I did contact the perpetrator of that example. The response was that it is quite obvious that I am the one unaware of correct English usage. I guess this is it. The “dumbing down of America” has reached the saturation point. Again, I know this isn’t the best, nor even the worst, rant ever posted here. Let’s just say it’s on the same level as complaints about _alot_. Related misspellings I’ve actually encountered from those who are supposedly native speakers of the English language and supposedly have a good education: [ul][li]everyweek[/li][li]everymonth[/li][li]everyyear[/ul][/li] Those aren’t just accidental misspellings. In each case (or should I say _eachcase_?), the writer has used those spellings consistently. I wish I were joking. Alas, that is not the case. :smack::smack::smack:[sup]100[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/2 "2014-04-07T08:38:28Z")
I sympathise - dumbing down is becoming prevalant. Now I would like to know why ‘flammable’ and ‘inflammable’ mean the same thing… ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/3 "2014-04-07T09:03:22Z")
> [@glee](#): > > I sympathise - dumbing down is becoming prevalant. > > Now I would like to know why ‘flammable’ and ‘inflammable’ mean the same thing… One long, long setup for a Simpsons joke. You don’t see something like that every| |day. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/4 "2014-04-07T11:38:28Z")
The everyday/every day thing annoys me too! I see it every day. It’s an everyday thing. But I’ve almost given up on trying to educate people about it, figuring it’s a lost cause by now. An annoying thing I’ve seen recently is when people spell “each other” as one word (“eachother.”) Where the fuck does that come from? ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/5 "2014-04-07T12:31:18Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > …Where the fuck does that come from? Noone knows ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/6 "2014-04-07T13:20:03Z")
As a no doubt record spring thaw is rapidly approaching, there a lot of tv commercials, on the local station, suddenly from companies who deal with wet basement issues. One I see most everyday finishs up with, “Your experts for all things basementy!” I feel your pain! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/7 "2014-04-07T13:23:35Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > Noone knows Has he ALWAYS known, or is this wisdom he gained from his years touring with the Hermits? ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/8 "2014-04-07T13:27:43Z")
I see this error alot. Never the less, it’s some times hard. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/9 "2014-04-07T14:22:33Z")
> [@74westy](#): > > I see this error alot. Never the less, it’s some times hard. I see what you did there. Count me among the everyday/every day annoyed - but one of my biggest annoyances is people writing “breath” when they should write “breathe.” “She couldn’t breath.” NO DAMNIT IT’S “BREATHE”. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/10 "2014-04-07T14:38:49Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > Noone knows Nitpick: “Noone” is a [valid alternate spelling](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/noone) of “no-one” or “no one”, but it’s rarely used due to potential confusion. On preview, this appears to be a point less reply, but I’m going to post it any way. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/11 "2014-04-07T14:52:33Z")
This is why my everyday complaints usually include a couple of adjectives between “every” and “day”. As in, “Why does our network go down every . . . single . . . fucking . . . day???” ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/12 "2014-04-07T15:23:35Z")
> [@glee](#): > > I sympathise - dumbing down is becoming prevalant. > > Now I would like to know why ‘flammable’ and ‘inflammable’ mean the same thing… Because in this case the prefix in- is not negatory, but means in, on or upon generally speaking. Many words that come to english via old french changed the i to an e, but not always. Flammable and inflammable mean the same thing for the same reason that scribe and inscribe mean the same thing. Everyone bitches about alot. No one bitches about another. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/13 "2014-04-07T16:00:59Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > I see what you did there. > > Count me among the everyday/every day annoyed - but one of my biggest annoyances is people writing “breath” when they should write “breathe.” > > “She couldn’t breath.” NO DAMNIT IT’S “BREATHE”. ‘Every breathe you take, every sound you make.’ ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/14 "2014-04-07T16:05:35Z")
To the OP: Thank you, thank you, thank you. > [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > Count me among the everyday/every day annoyed - but one of my biggest annoyances is people writing “breath” when they should write “breathe.” > > “She couldn’t breath.” NO DAMNIT IT’S “BREATHE”. Yes. It’s the same as the difference between “cloth” and “clothe,” or between “loath” and “loathe.” (I am loath to bring that one up, but I loathe it when people use the wrong word.) ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/15 "2014-04-07T16:45:22Z")
People’s constant use of reflexive pronouns for no particular reason is the newest botheration to inject itself into my life. Yourself is not in the room - you’re a fucking idiot. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/16 "2014-04-07T16:47:44Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Has he ALWAYS known, or is this wisdom he gained from his years touring with the Hermits? He was told it one day when he met the Beatles back in the 60s because he’s British, you know. (This is a reasonable approximation of all of the stories Noone tells during his Saturday show on SiriusXM.) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/17 "2014-04-07T16:56:56Z")
It ruffles my feathers as well. Everyday I’m rufflin’. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/18 "2014-04-07T17:01:20Z")
I approve of this rant. It particularly annoys me when I see “everyday” misused in places it _definitely_ shouldn’t be, like actual ads presumably created by actual ad agencies. Let me add another one: “looser” as an insult. Saw this in some online comments yesterday: “Get a clue looser!” to which I was compelled to reply: “Looser than what?” Aaargh! ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/19 "2014-04-07T17:32:35Z")
(Joke to piss off a grammar pedant) How often does a grammarian have to correct a lay person’s grammar? some times, everyday ---
**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534/20 "2014-04-07T17:34:38Z")
While I feel for you, I don’t have any advise to help. Anyone able to advice me on how to handle it? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534.md?page=2)