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Fandorin Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Everybody and everyone

Is there any additional difference between everybody and everyone apart from that everybody is less formal than everyone? What about somebody and someone? Thank you in advance.
  

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Fandorin everybody is less formal than everyone Some people say so, but I don't perceive it that way. The "everyone"/"everybody" distinction (if any) is is an old chestnut -- as is "someone"/"somebody", "anyone"/"anybody" and "no one"/"nobody". If you search Google you will find lots of discussion.

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  • Fandorin everybody is less formal than everyone Some people say so, but I don't perceive it that way.
  • The "everyone"/"everybody" distinction (if any) is is an old chestnut -- as is "someone"/"somebody", "anyone"/"anybody" and "no one"/"nobody".
  • If you search Google you will find lots of discussion.
  • To me, the words are freely interchangeable as far as I can tell, though it's impossible to bring to mind every circumstance in which I might use them, so there remains a chance that I might have a slight idiomatic preferences in certain situations.
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Fandorineverybody is less formal than everyone

Some people say so, but I don't perceive it that way.

The "everyone"/"everybody" distinction (if any) is is an old chestnut -- as is "someone"/"somebody", "anyone"/"anybody" and "no one"/"nobody". If you search Google you will find lots of discussion. To me, the words are
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My dear friend, There is no difference between those words.
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Hi Mr. Wordy.
Mr Wordy To me, the words are freely interchangeable
That's what I want to hear. Emotion: smile
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