VOCABULÁRIO – EVERY DAY vs. EVERYDAY – CESPE–2009–FUB/ME–TRADUTOR INTÉRPRETE – LÍNGUA INGLESA.

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• TEXT:

People need to be active to be healthy. Our modern lifestyle and all the conveniences we've become used to have made us sedentary — and that's dangerous for our health. Sitting around in front of the TV or the computer, riding in the car for even a short trip to the store and using elevators instead of stairs or ramps all contribute to our inactivity. Physical inactivity is as dangerous to our health as smoking!

Add up your activities during the day in periods of at least minutes each. Start slowly... and build up. If you're already doing some light activities move up to more moderate ones. A little is good, but more is better if you want to achieve health benefits.

Scientists say accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity every day to stay healthy or improve your health. Time needed depends on effort — as you progress to moderate activities, you can cut down to thirty minutes, four days a week.

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(CESPE–2009–FUB/ME–TRADUTOR INTÉRPRETE):

Based on the text, judge the item below.

(   ) “every day” can be rewritten as everyday.

Resposta :  Errado

- Questão sobre VOCABULÁRIO - EVERY DAY vs EVERYDAY :

➦ EVERYDAY is an adjective and means “ORDINARY” or “TYPICAL”, como por exemplo:

• Change is a part of everyday life in business. - A mudança faz parte do dia a dia nos negócios. 
• The everyday lives of ordinary Russian citizens.. – A vida cotidiana dos cidadãos russos comuns. [Cambridge Dictionary]

➦ EVERY DAY is a phrase that simply means “EACH DAY”, como por exemplo:

• I go to the gym every day. - Eu vou para a academia todos os dias. [Oxford Dictionary]
• He runs five miles every day. - Ele corre cinco milhas todos os dias. [Cambridge Dictionary]

➦ NO TEXTO:

• [...] Scientists say accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity every day to stay healthy or improve your health. - Os cientistas dizem acumular 60 minutos de atividade física todos os dias para se manter saudável ou melhorar sua saúde.

➦ CONCLUSÃO:

• EVERY DAY e EVERYDAY não significam a mesma coisa. Na fala, no entanto, eles soam iguais. Não é de admirar que seja tão fácil confundi-los.
• Portanto, na escrita, não podemos substituir EVERY DAY por EVERYDAY.