Anyone vs anybody
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Anybody can answer this question.
Are they interchangeable in my example? Do they both mean the same?
I always get confused by these two indefinite pronouns?
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Yes, they are interchangeable, and thus have the same meaning. The difference is one of style, with "anyone" perceived by some people as being stylistically more elegant than "anybody". The same applies to "someone" vs "somebody", "no one" vs "nobody" and "everyone" vs "everybody".
- Yes, they are interchangeable, and thus have the same meaning.
- The difference is one of style, with "anyone" perceived by some people as being stylistically more elegant than "anybody".
- The same applies to "someone" vs "somebody", "no one" vs "nobody" and "everyone" vs "everybody".
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Yes, they are interchangeable, and thus have the same meaning.
The difference is one of style, with "anyone" perceived by some people as being stylistically more elegant than "anybody". The same applies to "someone" vs "somebody", "no one" vs "nobody" and "everyone" vs "everybody".
(Incidentally, if you're really interested in grammar, items like those are actually compound de
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