Sign inEverything vs. All Things
'Everything' is a singular indefinite pronoun. 'All things' is a plural noun phrase. Judging by this fact, let's go through their similarities and differences.
'Everything' is an indefinite pronoun and 'all things' is a noun phrase that is rarely used. They have somewhat similar meanings but they are not 100% the same.
What Is The Difference?
Everything
All things
'All things' is plural. It refers to all of the things we are talking about.
It must be used with a plural verb.
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When This Difference Matters?
Another difference between 'everything' and 'all things' is basically related to academic and formal English and it does not apply to informal or spoken English.
- 'Everything' takes away the sense of individuality of things.
- 'All things' keeps the sense of individuality of things.
If you are writing a technical text, this difference may matter.
Here, it means that each item is recovered as an individual.
Here, it means that a single act of recovery is done, as opposed to the above example in which multiple acts of recovery were performed.
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