ever, every

ever, every
Ever means "constantly," "always," "at any time," "repeatedly." Every means "each and all without exception." Few speakers confuse these words except in the phrases "ever so often" and "every so often." Ever so often means "frequently," whereas every so often means "occasionally," "now and then." Trite phrases involving ever and every include "ever and ever," "ever and anon," "for ever and a day," "every which way," and "every now and then."

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  • every — early 13c., contraction of O.E. æfre ælc each of a group, lit. ever each (Chaucer s everich), from EACH (Cf. each) with EVER (Cf. ever) added for emphasis, as the word is still felt to need emphasis (Mod.Eng. every last ..., every single ..., etc …   Etymology dictionary

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