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Old 05-15-2008, 04:04 PM   #161 of 278
andrew markworthy
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Re: Grammar/Vocabulary ???


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Write any one, every one, some one, some time (except the sense of formerly) as two words.

Interesting - we would now also write the phrase in parentheses as:

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(except in the sense of formerly)

We would feel the need to reinforce the phrase with 'in' and make the word 'formerly' stand out so that there would be no danger of it being misread as an adverb qualifying the previous phrase.

Incidentally, I would still use two words rather than one in certain circumstances. For example, in the phrase each and every one I hear this as two distinct words stressing the total inclusivity of things - using 'everyone' lessens the impact, I think.

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