Learn English – the difference between ‘EVERY TIME’ and ‘EVERY SINGLE TIME’

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I just heard this in conversation among my friends. Is there in difference between to say every time and every single time.

Best Answer

There's not really any difference in meaning, only in emphasis.

When you add the word single, you are intensifying the emotion with which something is said, whether that be frustration (as in the first example) or elation (as in the latter):

Every time we plan a picnic, it rains.
Every single time we plan a picnic, it rains.

Every time I go on a date with Carol, I don't want the night to end.
Every single time I go on a date with Carol, I don't want the night to end.

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