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Old 19-Apr-2008, 20:59
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Default Re: all and everything

All or all of the is normally used adjectivally e.g.
Quote:
I drank all the wine or all of the wine
Quote:
she did all of the work
etc Compare this with
Quote:
I drank everything
Quote:
she did everything
where everything functions as a sort of pronoun.
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