Which one is correct "every day"or "everyday"?

Have you seen sentences with "every day" and others with "everyday" and you are not quite sure which one is correct?

Well, I've got some good news for you! They are both correct!

BUT, there is always a "but", right? They have different meanings, therefore different ways of using them.

Let's take a look at some examples

1. I wake up at 6:00 am every day.
2. She walks her dog every day.
3. For most Brazilians, everyday crime is a much more imminent threat than terrorism.
4. I am interested in writing about my everyday life.

Sentences number 1 and 2 use "every day" because they are saying that they do those activities each day. While sentences 3 and 4 use "everyday" because they want to say something like ordinary, typical or usual. "Everyday" is an adjective in those examples.

Let's rewrite the sentences using their alternatives.

1. I wake up at 6:00 am each day.
2. She walks her dog each day.
3. For most Brazilians, usual crime is a much more imminent threat than terrorism.
4. I am interested in writing about my ordinary life.

Can you tell the difference now? If so, write one sentence using "every day" and another using "everyday" on the comments below.

If you still can't understand the difference, let me know leaving a comment below.

See you next time!

Learn Legal English Terms To Understand Law TV Series

You know when adults ask kids what they would like to be when they grow up? Well, I knew exactly the answer to this question.

As a child, I used to say I would to go to Law School and then become a diplomat. It turned out, I did neither of those things, but I have an unexplained passion for Law TV series.

For the last couple of months, I've been watching a TV series called The Good Wife and I can't get enough of it. Each episode is better than the previous one.

Knowing English is not enough to understand everything being said in this series, there are many legal terms you absolutely must know in order to be able to comprehend every detail of all the complicated cases they have to solve, so  I thought it would be useful to create a guide of legal English terms to understand law TV series or if you intend to go to law school in an English speaking country.


Legal English Terms Guide

• to sue -  to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you.
• counselor -  used to address a lawyer:
• prosecutor - a legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a law court
• Your Honor - the way to address or refer to a judge
• objection -  an objection to certain questions or testimony during a trial 
• overrule -  to reject an attorney's objection to a question to a witness
• sustain - to accept an attorney's objection to a question to a witness
• affidavit - a written statement that someone makes after promising officially, to tell the truth. An affidavit can be used as proof in a law court.
• alimony - a regular amount of money that a law court orders a person to pay to his or her partner after a divorce.
• defendant - a person in a law case who is accused of having done something illegal
• witness - a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident:
• leading the witness - asking a question during a trial or deposition which puts words in the mouth of the witness or suggests the answer, which is improper questioning

To keep things real, I created a video with 7 scenes in which legal English terms are used in films, series or the news. Hope you like it!

Expression of the week- Pardon my French!

Well, first of all I'd like to wish everybody a very happy 2013!
I haven't written in a long time because I've been extremelly busy working on my website (Skype Classes Luisa), but I'm really happy with the results we are getting.

Anyways, let's get to the Expression of the Week- Pardon my French! I was watching an old movie (actually, a classic of the 80's) called Ferris Bueller's day off. Have you seen it? Well, this expression was used at least 2 times during the movie and it reminded me of the mother of the first American family whom I lived with, she (was Scotish) used this expression quite often.

The idea of the post is to show you guys a video where you can see one of the characters using this expression. I think that by watching it you can guess the meaning of the expression.
I won't write the meaning of it today because I'd like to see your guesses first.
So, enjoy the video, leave your guesses and see you soon!