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- meaning - What is the difference between anyone and everyone in . . .
What is the difference between "anyone" and "everyone" in the following context? For example, Anyone is welcome to do such and such and Everyone is welcome to do such and such mean exactly the
- grammaticality - Anyone of v s Anybody from - English Language . . .
The problem is confusing the pronoun anyone (stressed on the first syllable) with the phrase any one (stressed on one), meaning 'choose one' That's the sense that's grammatical in the first sentence, but it's not the same meaning as anybody, which is negative polarity like anyone (but not any one) That's the problem with written English -- it doesn't represent the sounds and the intonation
- 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?
- word choice - Is there a subtle difference between somebody and . . .
Are there any subtle differences between "somebody" and "someone", or can they be used completely interchangeably? Similarly, can you imagine a situation in which you would prefer "anybody" to "any
- Has anyone run into the same problem or Does anyone run into the . . .
However, with has anyone run into the same problem? you would be asking if someone has already (at least once, but in the past) run with the same problem, and would definitely make sense because it is compatible with the simple past used in the previous sentences
- grammar - Is there versus Are there - English Language Usage . . .
The indefinite pronouns anyone, everyone, someone, no one, nobody are always singular and, therefore, require singular verbs Everyone has done his or her homework Somebody has left her purse Some indefinite pronouns — such as all, some — are singular or plural depending on what they're referring to (Is the thing referred to countable or not?) Be careful choosing a verb to accompany
- Whats wrong with my use of anyone and their in this sentence?
The combination of anyone and their sounds sloppy (not trying to be condescending but objective here) Rather rewrite the sentence as "Because of how the program works, a person interested in using it needs only to have it installed on their machine
- syntactic analysis - How to know when to use someone or anyone . . .
Use "anyone" when all elements of a group are involved, but you don't necessarily mean all of them So "anyone can do it" would mean that everybody in that group could do it, even though it doesn't take them all to do it
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