[Grammar] I've been putting on a little weight (lately)

[NAL123]

1) I've been putting on a little weight (lately).

2) I've been putting on a little weight everyday.

3) He’s been spending a lot of time at the gym (lately).

4) He’s been spending a lot of time at the gym everyday.

What is the difference between (1) and (2) Or (3) and (4)?

 

[Rover_KE]

In this context, 'every day' must be written as two words.

Look up 'lately' in OneLook.com.

Ask again if you still can't discern a difference.

 

[NAL123]

Does "a little weight" in sentence (1) refer to the weight gained so far by the speaker? Or does sentence (1) have the same meaning as sentence (2), i.e, "every day" is implied in sentence (1)? To me sentence (2) means the speaker is gaining a little weight every day.

 

[probus]

Sentences 1 and 2 clearly do not have the same meaning. In general, different words mean different things. (May I be forgiven for belabouring the obvious.)

 

[emsr2d2]

I don't find the continuous natural with "lately". I'd use "I've put on a little weight lately".

 

[Tdol]

Every day in #2 doesn't sound very natural to me unless the weight gain really is constant. If you just take it out, the sentence works fine.