each vs every
Definitions
adverb
- to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
adjective
- (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
Examples
The Plover is to be communicated with each year by a man-of-war — the Amphitrite is the next.
A boa made from black water mink is worth about 50 dollars, a collarette about $100,00 and a coat reaching down to the hips would cost about $250,00.
It wasn't a bad program; with full profs as teachers, I read a lot and learned a lot.
Definitions
adjective
- each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified
- (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
Examples
I bought a dozen eggs and every one of them was bad.
Everyone's at it - apart from a few notable and honourable exceptions.
When your bulbs arrive, or you buy them from the garden center, gather everyone together, hand out garden tools and start digging.
