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- meaning - What is the difference between anyone and everyone in . . .
How to use anyone and everyone as they are typically used in English Everyone means all of the group Anyone means all or any part of the group Original example “ Everyone is welcome to do such and such” means all are welcome “ Anyone is welcome to do such and such” means all or any part is welcome In this situation, it makes no difference which word you use Either word gives every
- Anyone: (they or he she) why is it sometimes plural?
Anyone can learn to dance if he or she wants to Resources online tell me that anyone is a singular indefinite pronoun Then why is it sometimes acceptable to use the plural 'they' with 'anyone' in some cases? Does it substitute and replace 'he she'? note: this previous posts also says anyone is [singular]: "Anyone has" or "anyone have" seen them?
- Use have or has any anyone anything in the question?
Anyone and anything are pronouns taking singular agreement Any (in the sense under discussion) is a determiner used to reference singular, plural and mass nouns: Has any pupil managed to solve this? Is there any rice left? Have any birds landed yet?
- differences - Get hold of, get ahold of, get a hold of - English . . .
The three variations of this expression exist and are acceptable The meaning actually depends on what follows of, so get hold ahold of someone means communicate with reach someone and get hold ahold of something means obtaining literally reaching out for something And I believe they convey the same meaning, with "get ahold of" being spoken English (apparently because it's easier to pronounce
- Usage of Can anyone of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The phrase "Can anyone of you" is often found on the Internet If I paste another word instead of "you" into this phrase in the search box, I get results close to 0% Can anyone of the native spe
- word choice - If you or your colleague has or If you or your . . .
Which is correct out of the following two sentences? If you or your colleague have any questions, let me know If you or your colleague has any questions, let me know I was originally thinking that
- grammar - If you or somebody you know . . . are is . . . ? - English . . .
@JasonM That's a good point; the last half of that sentence was supposed to be an arbitrary example, but I guess it came out with a professional tone If I were looking for somebody to contact me personally for something unrelated to business, e g "If you or anybody you know is good at making curtains, please let me know because I need new curtains," would you still be of the same opinion?
- Is it correct to use their instead of his or her?
Is this sentence grammatically correct? Anyone who loves the English language should have a copy of this book in their bookcase or should it be: Anyone who loves the English language should hav
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