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BoSsSy Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Do "Nobody can do this" and "Anybody can't do this" have the same meaning?

Do

Nobody can do this

and

Anybody/Everybody can't do this

have the same meaning?



Also is this correct in English:

Not everybody/anybody can do this

?

  

Top answer

BoSsSy Anybody can't do this Ungrammatical. BoSsSy Everybody can't do this This is possible: Everybody can't do this at once. ) BoSsSy Not everybody can do this.

  • BoSsSy Anybody can't do this Ungrammatical.
  • BoSsSy Everybody can't do this This is possible: Everybody can't do this at once.
  • ) BoSsSy Not everybody can do this.
  • Yes.
  • BoSsSy Not anybody can do this Ungrammatical
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2 Answers
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BoSsSyAnybody can't do this

Ungrammatical.

BoSsSyEverybody can't do this

This is possible:

Everybody can't do this at once. (You must take turns doing it.)

BoSsSyNot everybody can do this.

Yes.

BoSsSyNot anybody can do this
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BoSsSy

...
Nobody can do this. ...
Anybody/Everybody can't do this. ...
Not everybody/anybody can do this.

Yikes! You have far fewer choices than you may think you have.

1. Everybody can do this. / Anybody can do this.
(These two are almost the same. Use 'anybody' when you mean that no

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