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maew

#75492 Mon, 21 Feb 05 10:05 AM

how is different between "anyone " & "any body" Please tell me na ja.

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pieanne

#75515 Mon, 21 Feb 05 12:02 PM

To me they're both the same

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I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

Mister Micawber

#75539 Mon, 21 Feb 05 02:10 PM

I'll tell you, if you will tell me what 'na ja' is supposed to represent.

'Anyone' is slightly more formal, and should be used in writing essays, reports, business letters, etc.

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pieanne

#75572 Mon, 21 Feb 05 04:47 PM

The only "na ja" i know is German, meaning "well then", "well yes"
But of course I'm not maew, so I hope I'm not intruding?

pieanne

paco2004

#75620 Mon, 21 Feb 05 10:22 PM

'Anyone' and 'anybody' are synonymous in most cases.
However 'anybody' can mean also 'an important person' that anyone can't mean.
o "If you are anybody, you'll be invited".
x "If you are anyone, you'll be invited".

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Mister Micawber

#75628 Mon, 21 Feb 05 11:06 PM

Sorry, they both could represent an important person to be me, Paco; that is just the opinion of Mr. Micawber (and he's not just anyone, you know).

'Anyone who is anyone is going to the Grand Duke's ball.'

'Somebody' is a better candidate for an important personage; while 'nobody' can be a nonentity. Still, the '-one' forms do not grate terribly for me in that context.

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paco2004

#75635 Mon, 21 Feb 05 11:48 PM

Hello Mr Micawber

I'm sorry to say any of my dictionaries doesn't mention that 'anyone' can mean 'an important person'.
But I know well you are somebody as an English teacher, so I feel the dictionaries might be wrong.

paco

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rolebra2005

#75677 Tue, 22 Feb 05 05:38 AM

Maew is Thai.

I finally found a Thai translator on line that used English phonetics, not an easy task, if you don't want to pay for the service.

Na is will or shall. Ja is a particle used at the end. I don't know what that means, but you might.

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CalifJim

#75678 Tue, 22 Feb 05 05:46 AM

Paco,

I don't think we need to say that the dictionary is wrong just because it didn't contain every possible meaning of every possible word. Are omissions "wrong"?

In any case, let me add to Mr. M's post by saying that I, too, am very familiar with the expression "Anyone who is anyone (is / will / ...) ..." Smile [:)]

Jim

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