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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Are these two sentences correct?

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00A: Everybody hates to be misunderstood.02br
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00B: Anybody hates to be misunderstood.0-
  

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— Nona the brit

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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10Only a is correct.12blockquote
10Thank 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?0-
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0 It would be more typical to use 'anybody' in interrogative and negative sentences (also in conditional sentences). 02br
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00Your sentence is grammatically affirmative, and it is not conditional, so 'everybody' is the best choice.0-
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0Everybody - every person. Everybody does or doesn't do something - this applies to all people.02br
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00Anybody - any person. This doesn't necessarily apply to all people.0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10Everybody - every person. Everybody does or doesn't do something - this applies to all people.12br
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10Anybody - any person. This doesn't necessarily apply to all people.12br
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10I see well, but I'd be happy if you'd answer one more qu
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0A is incorrect.02br
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00B is correct.0-
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