Are these two sentences correct?

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Anonymous

#365218 Tue, 15 May 07 03:12 PM

A: Everybody hates to be misunderstood.

B: Anybody hates to be misunderstood.

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nona the brit

#365221 Tue, 15 May 07 03:16 PM

Only a is correct.

nona the brit

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The name says it all.

Anonymous

#368944 Tue, 22 May 07 06:22 PM

Nona The Brit wrote:
Only a is correct.

Thank you for your answer. But I don't fully understand why B is wrong. Please tell me the reason. Is this because "hate" is Negative" expression?

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Negatives, Expressions

Yankee

#368955 Tue, 22 May 07 06:44 PM

It would be more typical to use 'anybody' in interrogative and negative sentences (also in conditional sentences).

Your sentence is grammatically affirmative, and it is not conditional, so 'everybody' is the best choice.

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Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

Negatives, Conditionals

nona the brit

#368957 Tue, 22 May 07 06:46 PM

Everybody - every person. Everybody does or doesn't do something - this applies to all people.

Anybody - any person. This doesn't necessarily apply to all people.

nona the brit

Anonymous

#369212 Wed, 23 May 07 07:09 AM

Nona The Brit wrote:

Everybody - every person. Everybody does or doesn't do something - this applies to all people.

Anybody - any person. This doesn't necessarily apply to all people.

I see well, but I'd be happy if you'd answer one more question.

I think Hating to be misunderstood applies to everyone, so using "everyone" would be desirable.

But I wonder if it's OK to use "anyone" with some Modifier.

I think "Anyone" means a person, not all the people in a group, so it's desirable to divide Group 1 (people who hate to be misunderstood) and Group 2 ( people who don't hate to be misunderstood)

I think these 2 sentences might be right. Are they truly right?

A: Anyone in my family hates to be misunderstood.
B: Anyone who is well educated hates to be misunderstood.