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All members or items of a group are here or their whereabouts are known, as in Is everyone ready to board the bus?—All present and accounted for . This expression almost certainly originated in the armed forces as a response to roll call. By proper logic, the and should be or . Nevertheless, the expression is used colloquially to offer assurance that no person or thing is missing.Advertisement
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