What Does everywhere Mean
Everywhere is the shorthand for everywhere : anywhere (everywhere or anywhere). According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ), the expression do quier can also be used , where “do” is the contraction of “de” and “o” that is used as a synonym for “where” .
The most common use everywhere appears in the adverbial phrase "everywhere" , which refers to what or who is everywhere or at any site . For example: "When I looked out the window, I was amazed: there were flowers everywhere" , "In this city there are stray dogs everywhere, the authorities should build shelters and encourage adoption" , "I'm sorry but I'm not in the mood, I have problems everywhere ” .
A journalist specializing in politics, to cite one case, can affirm in a television program that, in a certain government , there are cases of corruption everywhere . With this comment, the journalist refers to the fact that the illegal acts that involve officials are numerous and are found in all areas of the administration. If there are cases everywhere, they are not isolated or sporadic.
In a similar sense, a man may complain to the authorities and the media because he claims that there is garbage everywhere in his neighborhood . A poor collection service and neighbors who are not responsible for waste management (and who do not receive penalties for it) cause waste to accumulate in different parts of the area, both on the streets and in parks and elsewhere. Public spaces.
If we focus on the study of the etymology of this expression, we discover that it is the contraction of wherever , as mentioned above, and therefore we can understand the essence of its meaning in this context. It is likely that the complete version of the expression is wherever you look , or some of its variations, which is also used in current Spanish, although always within the framework of literature and the written press.
Leaning on this new expression can lead us to others with a similar meaning, such as being no matter where I look , which also tells us that "everywhere" the same thing happens, "if I look here I will find the same as there." As is often the case, synonyms cannot always be exchanged for the original word or expression indiscriminately, but it is necessary to choose the most appropriate for each case.
If we take some of the above examples and replace everywhere by some of its synonyms, we get sentences like: "No matter where you look, there are stray dogs ' or ' There were flowers everywhere" .
It is important to note that in everyday speech the use of this expression is not common, but we usually resort to the ones mentioned above to define it, such as "everywhere" or "everywhere". If a person uses it in the middle of an informal conversation, with their friends or even with their colleagues at work or study, it probably gives an unnatural image and causes others to think that they are trying to flaunt their use of the language .
It goes without saying that this peculiarity of certain expressions and words does not carry anything good for the development of the language, since it limits oral communication to a series of "normal" elements to avoid being frowned upon. By accepting these implicit rules, we do our bit to keep up the barrier that separates literature from everyday speech, and in a way we make the work of writers difficult because if they use very rich language they can risk making their texts look like « forced ».