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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Could someone... anyone...
Hi,
do you use "someone" or "anyone" when asking?
Can [someone/anyone] check these sentences for me?
Could [someone/anyone] tell me what this word mean?
Is there a difference? I think there is a difference. If you use "someone" you are asking a favor. If you use "anyone" you are asking if there is anyone who would be able to help you. More or less the same kind of difference there is between "Can I take some cake?" and "Can I take any cake?".
So I think I should always use "someone" when asking a favor...
Thank you
do you use "someone" or "anyone" when asking?
Can [someone/anyone] check these sentences for me?
Could [someone/anyone] tell me what this word mean?
Is there a difference? I think there is a difference. If you use "someone" you are asking a favor. If you use "anyone" you are asking if there is anyone who would be able to help you. More or less the same kind of difference there is between "Can I take some cake?" and "Can I take any cake?".
So I think I should always use "someone" when asking a favor...
Thank you
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Hi Kooyeen, do you use "someone" or "anyone" when asking? Can [someone/anyone] check these sentences for me? Could [someone/anyone] tell me what this word mean?
- Hi Kooyeen, do you use "someone" or "anyone" when asking?
- Can [someone/anyone] check these sentences for me?
- Could [someone/anyone] tell me what this word mean?
- Is there a difference?
- I think there is a difference.
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Hi Kooyeen,
do you use "someone" or "anyone" when asking?
Can [someone/anyone] check these sentences for me?
Could [someone/anyone] tell me what this word mean?
Is there a difference? I think there is a difference. If you use "someone" you are asking a favor. If you use "anyone" you are asking if there is anyo
do you use "someone" or "anyone" when asking?
Can [someone/anyone] check these sentences for me?
Could [someone/anyone] tell me what this word mean?
Is there a difference? I think there is a difference. If you use "someone" you are asking a favor. If you use "anyone" you are asking if there is anyo
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Cool, thanks! I was right then...
That's why I always say "Can/Could somebody...?" when I ask for something. The other form, "Can/Could anyone...?" sounds like I'm asking "Would anyone be able to...?"
That's why I always say "Can/Could somebody...?" when I ask for something. The other form, "Can/Could anyone...?" sounds like I'm asking "Would anyone be able to...?"
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Hi,
I think that the rule is:
We use some in a positive, an offer or a request.
Can ......? is a request
So perhaps it should be: Can someone check these sentences for me? = Is anybody willing to this?
* some has a positive meaning and we use it when we expect the answer to be yes
Can anybody check these sentences? = Is anybody capable of doin
I think that the rule is:
We use some in a positive, an offer or a request.
Can ......? is a request
So perhaps it should be: Can someone check these sentences for me? = Is anybody willing to this?
* some has a positive meaning and we use it when we expect the answer to be yes
Can anybody check these sentences? = Is anybody capable of doin
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