What’s the difference between somebody and someone? And how do I compare people? Is the world wide web unstoppable?
Can say when
I think about someone?
Do
I have to be in denial about somebody?
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Are synonyms not interchangeable? If I look them up in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (5th edition) I get the same definition, however, we know that no two words means exactly the same (not even couch and sofa ).
What’s more, if we use Merriam-Webster’s dictionary for finding out how to differentiate, there might be some.
someone’s hoping
that someone will suddenly find out – Contemporary Review, then you meet someone… people you like – John Van Druten somebody’s one or some
person’s no
certain or known identity: a person indeterminate if you leave the door open somebody will be sure to come in there should be somebody at this hour somebody’s a person of position or importance think oneself
a somebody
– often used without article, the desire to be somebody is
In most contexts, they are interchangeable. If every native English speaker has agreed upon a definition of “man is more formal than somebody” (i.e. whoever is more formal than anybody, etc.). The argument is that in some languages
every native speaker is more formal than anybody.”. This is the only difference.
Someone is more concrete than someone because it contains the word body and for that reason somebody tends to be used more often in casual conversation, especially if the conversation has a physical component, and less often in contexts that require a degree of formality. Someone is neutral and can be used in casual and more formal situations.
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