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someuser

#52989 Mon, 01 Nov 04 12:33 AM

Hello everyone,

I'm a non-native English speaker currently residing in an English speaking country.
During everyday's conversations I recently encountered the problem of not knowing when to use "somebody" or "someone".
I guess the same goes for "everybody" and "everyone" and all those other derivates of this kind of pronoun.

So I'd really appreciate it if somebody could help me bring clarity into this issue.

Thanks a lot in advance.

someuser

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bubu prasant

#52995 Mon, 01 Nov 04 02:05 AM

hi
I am a non native English speaker too.

I think basically there isn't any difference betwen the two. But sometimes 'every one' can refer to non-humans, inanimate or lifeless things while 'everybody' usually refers to humans.

but let's see what the experts say about it.

bubu prasant

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CalifJim

#53021 Mon, 01 Nov 04 06:47 AM

Welcome to the Forum!

"...body" and "...one" are equivalent in meaning.

Use whichever is easiest for you to pronounce. That's my advice!

Smile [:)]

CalifJim

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