ALL READY/ ALREADY.
All ready means "completely ready".
i.e: "Are you all ready for the test?"
Already (adverb) means "before the present time" or "earlier than the time expected".
i.e:
I asked him to come to the cinema but he had already seen the film.
Are you buying Christmas cards already? It's only September!
ALL TOGETHER/ ALTOGETHER.
All together (adverb) means "together in a single group."
i.e: The waiter asked if we were all together.
Altogether (adverb) means "completely" or "in total ".
i.e: She wrote less and less often, and eventually she stopped altogether.
("To be in the altogether" is an old-fashioned term for being naked! Como dios lo trajo al mundo.)
ANY ONE/ ANYONE.
Any one means any single person or thing out of a group of people or things.
i.e: I can´t recommend any one of the books on this site.
Anyone means any person. It's always written as one word.
i.e: Did anyone see Big Brother yesterday?
APART/ A PART.
Apart (adverb) separated by distance or time.
i.e: They split up (cortar una relación) last summer, they´ve been apart for three months now.
A part (noun) a piece of something that forms the whole of something.
i.e: They made me feel like I was a part of the family.
EVERY DAY/ EVERYDAY.
Every day. In this expression, every is a determiner and day is a noun.
When you say every day you mean each day without exception.
i.e: You have been late for school every day this week.
Everyday (adjective).
When you say everyday you mean ordinary, unremarkable.
i.e: My culture pages offer an insight into the everyday life of Britain.
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