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There is no difference except that the word is correctly spelled "forever." It is one word. The spelling as two words is incorrect when one means the first one as in eternity.

However, it is plausible to use it in the second sense. In the Western part Africa, especially the region between Ghana and Nigeria ( i.e Togo and Benin), names could be that 'abstract'. For example, one may be called Forever, Ever, God's Way, Peace, Goodness, Joy, Hope, Come, God's Will, to mention just a few. Against this backdrop, we can then say that something is for Ever. Otherwise, it will be grammatically incorrect if one uses 'for ever' if he actually meant 'forever'.

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There is no difference in meaning. The single word 'FOREVER' (adverb) is a relatively new word in the English Language. It does not appear at all in the two volume Imperial Dictionary, (based on Webster's) published by Blackie & Son in 1878. Nor does the word appear anywhere in the King James Bible of 1611.

However, the two-word form FOR EVER is found in both books.

'Forever/for ever' means: for always; at all times; to eternity; through endless time; continually; persistently; for all future time.

The Oxford English Dictionary (1996) also adds the colloquial meaning "for a long time" to its definition of FOR EVER, and directs the reader to compare FOR EVER with FOREVER and vice versa.

The combined form FOREVER is now more frequently used than the two-word form FOR EVER.

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There is a distinct difference between forever and for ever. The first word is an adverb, meaning continuously or persistently - "he is forever losing his wallet", "she is forever complaining". As two words, "for ever" is an expression meaning for all future time, or - more colloquially - for a long time.

Using the two-word expression as one word is a common grammatical error.

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