How to Pronounce "every other person or thing"
expression
EV-uh-ree UTH-er PUR-suhn or THING
EV-ree UTH-uh PUR-suhn aw THING
Definition
Used to refer to every second person or thing in a group, skipping one in between each time. For example, if you line up people A, B, C, D, E, 'every other person' would be A, C, E.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɛvɝi/, /ˈɛvɹi/ /ˈəðɝ/ /ˈpɝsən/ /ˈɔɹ/, /ɝ/ /ˈθɪŋ
British English
ˈɛvɹi/ /ˈʌðɐ/ /pˈɜːsən/ /ˈɔː/ /θˈɪŋ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
EV-uh-ree UTH-er PUR-suhn or THING
UK
EV-ree UTH-uh PUR-suhn aw THING
Listen in Context
Please ask every other person or thing to move to the left.
Line up every other person or thing for the game.
Select every other person or thing from the list.
At the party, I talked to every other person or thing in the room just to mix things up.