# Grammar: Each vs. Every

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-each-vs-every/76629>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 16, 2001, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-each-vs-every/76629 "2001-08-16T21:04:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-each-vs-every/76629/1 "2001-08-16T21:04:17Z")

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When do you use each of these?

Here’s my sentence:

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> [Each/Every] month, the newsletter brings you delicious recipes etc. …

Should I use Each or Every?

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**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-each-vs-every/76629/2 "2001-08-16T21:09:38Z")

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Don’t give yourself unnecessary problems.

The monthly newsletter brings you delicious recipes etc…

Each to his or her own. Every time. 😉

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**Author:** ![december](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-each-vs-every/76629/3 "2001-08-16T21:10:16Z")

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> \*Originally posted by toadspittle \*  
> \*\*Should I use Each or Every? \*\*

Yes.

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**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-each-vs-every/76629/4 "2001-08-16T21:21:19Z")

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Either is correct, I think. I would say to use “each” when you wish to emphasise distinctness:

“Each month the newsletter brings you new recipies, articles, and fun facts.”

Use “every” if you wish to emphasize regularity:

“The newsletter is delivered every month, without fail.”

If you don’t care about the emphasis, use whichever you like best.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-each-vs-every/76629/5 "2001-08-16T21:47:45Z")

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General agreement with the previous posts, with one caveat: I would only use “each” if the monthly newsletter in question is indeed published 12 months out of the year. If the newsletter in question has combined June/July summer-celebration or November/December holiday-bonanza isses, use “every” instead of “each.”

“Each” implies partial fulfillment toward a whole, which “every” does not. If you aren’t publishing a newsletter _every_ month, then there isn’t one for _each_ month.

For what it’s worth. 🙂