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Passeridae Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
'somebody' and 'anybody'
Hi there!
Is there a difference between 'somebody' and 'anybody'?
Like you can use it only in a particular situation?
The reason I ask this is because I've just saw a movie (only a fragment at youtube, the lion king) where Simba was calling for help:
"help!"
"somebody?"
"anybody?"
Thanks in advance
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Is there a difference between 'somebody' and 'anybody'?
Like you can use it only in a particular situation?
The reason I ask this is because I've just saw a movie (only a fragment at youtube, the lion king) where Simba was calling for help:
"help!"
"somebody?"
"anybody?"
Thanks in advance
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Ah! A birdwatcher! Welcome to English Forums.
- Ah!
- A birdwatcher!
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- Yes, somebody is usually used in affirmative statements ( Somebody loves sparrows ) while anybody appears more often in questions and negative statements ( Doesn't anybody love sparrows?
- ) These guidelines are not absolute, however.
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Ah! A birdwatcher! Welcome to English Forums.
Yes, somebody is usually used in affirmative statements (Somebody loves sparrows) while anybody appears more often in questions and negative statements (Doesn't anybody love sparrows? I don't think anybody does.) These guidelines are not absolute, however.
In your example:
"Help!"
Yes, somebody is usually used in affirmative statements (Somebody loves sparrows) while anybody appears more often in questions and negative statements (Doesn't anybody love sparrows? I don't think anybody does.) These guidelines are not absolute, however.
In your example:
"Help!"
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Perfect anwser! This is useful .
So you can't really call it a "rule", it's more of a guideline.
Thank you very much.
.So you can't really call it a "rule", it's more of a guideline.
Thank you very much.
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