April 1, 2010: Issue 333
Ha-ha! Gotcha!
Our language plays pranks on us all the time. Take the difference between the adverbs every day and someday:
Every day as an adverb is two words.
“Every day it’s a-gettin’ closer.”
But the similar adverb someday is one word.
“Maybe someday we’ll figure all this out.”
Complicating the issue is the one-word adjective everyday.
“I can’t get enough of this everyday love.”
Name that tune: Can you identify the three songs quoted above and the artists who made hits of them?
E-mail us, and we’ll draw a winner from the correct entries. We promise the prize is not pepper gum or a can of snakes.
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