Peculiarities of the English Language

It is a write-up on the subject verb agreement

Peculiarities of the English Language

I was going through a 9^th grade English Grammar text and lo I stumbled upon something that is so peculiar, that which disintegrates all that is sensible.

Here is the example: Every Boy and Every Girl is to wear uniform. What is peculiar in this sentence is there are two noun subjects: Every Boy and Every Girl. What is fascinatingly ironic is, the verb is (singular) instead of are (plural) is used.

Boys and Girls find it difficult to comprehend the meanings.  I wonder who is the maestro who created such ambiguities of language.