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- Is there any difference between anyone and any one?
The word anyone refers to a single person If any one is used by itself, it means the same as anyone, but it is preferred for it to be spelled without the space If any one is used with something else (e g any one of them) it can mean something completely different In summary, almost all the time you should use anyone, but any one is also an acceptable spelling
- 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?
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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?
- word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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
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