One Word or Two

by Frank

The following are two lists of words/phrases that often get confused as to whether they are made up of a single word or more. Some of these you can check by seeing if you can place a word between them.

One word

along—Come along with me and you will see a world of pure imagination.

apart—The Milton Bradley game “Operation” involves delicately taking a patient apart.

everybody—Margaret just had to let everybody know about my indignation towards pets.

everyday—Slipping into my everyday clothes has become second nature in the morning.

everyone—Don’t yell in the library, you will freak out everyone pretending to study.

intact—Well, I have a few bruises around my head, but my memory seems to be intact.

itself—I think my computer is conscious, it keeps self-referencing itself.

maybe—Maybe you need to live away from home before you can write about it.

myself—I try to keep myself busy so I don’t have to think about the sink full of dishes.

nobody—Mr. Parker is a real nobody, I can’t even remember what he looks like.

nowadays—I used to walk twenty miles in the snow to school, nowadays people just teleport.

nevertheless—I’m tired and hungry, nevertheless I’ve got to get up and let the dog out.

sometimes—Sometimes I cry after reading, but only if the book is Where the Red Fern Grows.

somehow—I burnt my toast and yet, somehow life goes on.

throughout—Throughout the children’s musical I fought the urge to look at my cell phone.

whenever—You make a frumpy face whenever you don’t eat breakfast.

whereas—Some couples both have to work, whereas only one person did before.

wherever—Wherever you go, there you are.

Two Words

a lot—There’s a lot— whole lot—of  controversy around the wedding rehearsal.

all ready—The grandma was all ready for the picnic.

already—By noon it was already too late to buy fresh sashimi for New Year’s Eve.

all right—The kids are all right, probably.

a long—I stood by the side of the tracks a long time after my fiancé left on the train.

a part—I want to play a part—an integral—part in the operation.

at least—At least have the courage to tell me to me face!

each other—We gave each other a knowing smirk.

even though—Even though he aced his classes he still stressed out over papers.

every body—Every body gives off an electric charge.

every day—You don’t get to see that every day, or every other day for that matter.

every one—Not every one of my hamsters have run away.

high school—No one is ever cool in high school.

in depth—I don’t want to go too in depth with my past lives, after all, I just met you.

in fact—In fact, I’m terminating this conversation.

may be—It may be that you’ve published in the past, but it’s smart to have someone read it first.

no body—In my dreams I often have no body, I’m just a floating consciousness.

no one—No one would ever claim to be incompetent to their supervisor.

some time—It’s always good to spend some time alone, especially for writing.