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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Why do people say over- and underwhelmed but never just whelmed?
If whelm is "to overcome utterly," then why is it you never hear anyone say, "I was whelmed at work today " And wouldn't underwhelm mean something more like expected or normal, rather than the implied less-than-expected?
- If you or somebody you know . . . are is . . . ? [duplicate]
@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?
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