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I saw this in an email message from a personnel department.

Problem:
The space between “every” and “one” does not belong.

Explanation:
The complete sentence in the email message was (quote) “The supervisors will hold a short meeting to advise every one of housekeeping items and scheduling information.” (unquote).

(Quote) “every one” (unquote) — with a space between “every” and “one” — is a noun phrase that means each person or thing.

An example of the correct use of “every one” (with the space) is (quote) “Every one of the plants had turned brown.” (unquote).

(Quote) “everyone” (unquote) — without the space — is a pronoun that means everybody in a group.

An example of the correct use of “everyone” (without the space) is (quote) “Everyone likes an end-of-year bonus.” (unquote).

Solution:
“… to advise everyone of housekeeping items …”