Every vs. Each

by **Guest** Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:26 pm

Hi all,

I saw a definition that one should distinguish between Each and Every as below:

Each refers to '2 times', every refers to 'More than 2 times'

Does this make sense? If it does, can someone please help me understand why and how?
Thanks!

by **RonPurewal** Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:40 am

you've got it partially right: 'every' is NOT allowed to refer to only 2 things. however, the part that your source has wrong is that 'each' can refer to two OR MORE things, not just two.

try the following link for more info
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learn ... v110.shtml
(the link is british, but i don't believe there are any british/american usage differences on this particular issue)

by **Guest** Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:49 pm

Thanks

by **rfernandez** Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:48 am

You're welcome... we're glad it was helpful.