LanguageTool Community

<< return to list of rules

Rule "most (almost) every"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: most (almost) every
Message: Avoid the colloquial phrase '\1 \2' in formal writing. Use <suggestion>almost \2</suggestion> instead.
Category: Style (ID: STYLE)
Link: http://www.englishessaywritingtips.com/2011/09/common-errors-in-spoken-english-most-everyone/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Most everyone saw him.
    Correction suggestion: Almost everyone
  • They are most everywhere.
    Correction suggestion: almost everywhere
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • We need to do this at most every 4 hours.
ID: MOST_EVERYONE [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)