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Nazanin saryazdi Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

anyone/someone

When do we use these two sentences?

Can you ask anyone else to help you? I'm really busy.
Can you ask someone else to help you? I'm really busy.
  

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nazanin saryazdi Can you ask anyone else to help you? I'm really busy. This means the speaker has no idea whether there is another possible helper.

— Mister Micawber

  • nazanin saryazdi Can you ask anyone else to help you?
  • I'm really busy.
  • This means the speaker has no idea whether there is another possible helper.
  • nazanin saryazdi Can you ask someone else to help you?
  • I'm really busy.
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nazanin saryazdiCan you ask anyone else to help you? I'm really busy.
This means the speaker has no idea whether there is another possible helper.
nazanin saryazdiCan you ask someone else to help you? I'm really busy.
This means that the speaker thinks there are other possible helpers.
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Is any of these two sentences more formal? Thank you.
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nazanin saryazdis any of these two sentences more formal?
No; they are both of the same register.
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