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Question everyday or every day?

Which is correct?
1. I get up at 6 o'clock everyday.
2. I get up at 6 o'clock every day.
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Default Re: everyday or every day?

"everyday" and "every" are both adjectives.
So I would use "every day".

Here is a way of rephrasing the sentence:

"For me, getting up at 6 o' clock is an everyday occurrence"
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Question Re: everyday or every day?

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"everyday" and "every" are both adjectives.
So I would use "every day".

Here is a way of rephrasing the sentence:

"For me, getting up at 6 o' clock is an everyday occurrence"
So in my original sentence 'every day' would be used as an adverb. Isn't it?
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So in my original sentence 'every day' would be used as an adverb. Isn't it?
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Cheeky. My time is very important, so...

Well, you might say the phrase is adverbial, but "every" is an adjective and "day" is a noun; "everyday" is an adjective.
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