The only real difference between every place and everyplace is in formal versus informal writing.
While everyplace is most commonly used, every place, when used to mean every spot or location, is appropriate at all levels of style.
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Word Confusions . . .
. . . started as my way of dealing with a professional frustration with properly spelled words that were out of context in manuscripts I was editing as well as books I was reviewing. It evolved into a sharing of information with y’all. I’m hoping you’ll share with us words that have been a bête noire for you from either end.
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| Every Place | Everyplace |
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| Part of Grammar: | |
| Adverbial Phrase (Determiner + Noun) | Closed Compound Word
Adverb |
| [Appropriate in all styles of writing] Every spot or location | [US; informal] Everywhere
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| Examples: | |
| “The Every Place Counts Design Challenge builds on Secretary Foxx’s efforts to highlight the long-lasting impacts of transportation decisions on communities across the country” (DoT).
It’s not a peace that can be found every place, but it is one that should be treasured. You can find this every place you look. There are trees and flowers for every place in the garden. |
“It is an everyplace, thoroughly Irish but perilously vulnerable to changes in the prevailing global winds” (Fox).
“Joey got all jacked-up feeling, all strange and tight and hard everyplace, and his breathing got windy” (Spencer). You can find this everyplace you look. |
| History of the Word: | |
| First recorded in 1915–20. | |
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Resources for Every Place versus Everyplace
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Apple Dictionary.com
Collins English Dictionary: everyplace
Dictionary.com: everyplace
Fox, Andrew. “Tiger, Tiger: The Hunt for the Great Irish Novel.” The Daily Beast, 27 Feb 2014. Web. 9 Sept 2017.
Spencer, LaVyrle. Family Blessings. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1994. Print.
“US Department of Transportation Launches Every Place Counts Design Challenge.” 4 May 2016. Web. 9 Sept 2017. <https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/us-department-transportation-launches-every-place-counts-design-challenge>.
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By: Kathy Davie