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Each, Every

Each and every have similar but not always identical meanings.

Each = every one separately


Every = each, all

Sometimes, each and every have the same meaning:

• Prices go up each year.


• Prices go up every year.

But often they are not exactly the same.

Each expresses the idea of 'one by one'. It emphasizes individuality.

Every is half-way between each and all. It sees things or people as singular, but in a group or in
general.

Consider the following:

• Every artist is sensitive.


• Each artist sees things differently.
• Every soldier saluted as the President arrived.
• The President gave each soldier a medal.

Each can be used in front of the verb:

• The soldiers each received a medal.

Each can be followed by 'of':

• The President spoke to each of the soldiers.


• He gave a medal to each of them.

Every cannot be used for 2 things. For 2 things, each can be used:

• He was carrying a suitcase in each hand.

Every is used to say how often something happens:

• There is a plane to Bangkok every day.


• The bus leaves every hour.

A Little / A Few
The expressions a little and a few mean some.

• If a noun is in singular, we use a little

Example:
a little money

• If a noun is in plural, we use a few


Example:
a few friends

Countable / Uncountable Nouns

In connection with a little / a few people often speak of countable nouns and uncountable nouns.

Countable nouns have a singular and a plural form. In plural, these nouns can be used with a
number (that's why they are called 'countable nouns'). Countable nouns take a few.

Example:
4 friends – a few friends

Uncountable nouns can only be used in singular. These nouns cannot be used with a number
(that's why they are called 'uncountable nouns'). Uncountable nouns take a little.

Example:
3 money – a little money

Note: Of course you can count money – but then you would name the currency and say that you
have got 3 euro (but not „3 money“).

A Little / A few or Little / Few

It's a difference if you use a little / a few or little / few. Without the article, the words have a
limiting or negative meaning.

• a little = some
little = hardly any

Example:
I need a little money. - I need some money.
I need little money. - I need hardly any money.

• a few = some
few = hardly any

Example:
A few friends visited me. - Some friends visited me.
Few friends visited me. - Hardly any friends visited me.

Without the article, little / few sound rather formal. That's why we don't use them very often in
everyday English. A negative sentence with much / many is more common here.

Example:
I need little money. = I do not need much money.
Few friends visited me. = Not many friends visited me.

A few, Few, A little, Little


A few - countables / positive meaning We´ve got a lettuce and a few tomatoes
Few - countables / negative meaning Few people in my street recycle their rubbish
A little - uncountables / positive meaning I normally have a little wine with my lunch
Little - uncountables / negative meaning I have little time for rude people

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