What's the difference between these two sentences?

Question

I'd like to know if there's any difference between the following 2 sentences:
I don't understand some of the things people do.

I don't uderstand some things people do.

Your insight and analysis will be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

The first sentence is better written, but they both have the same meaning. Written English is normally more formal than spoken English, unless of course you are an American in which case you would be likely to write the same way you speak. So the first would be preferable if it were written, and the second more likely if it were spoken.

Answer 2

Technically, in the first sentence "some" is a pronoun and in the second it's a determiner. But there's no difference in meaning and I personally can't identify a difference in emphasis, either.I'd probably say "of the" myself.

Answer 3

Both sentences are expressions of the same statement. They can both be used equally and mean the same. Which one to prefer is a question of style.

Answer 4

the differance is in the first you dont understand the things people do as in the acts they perform and in the second this could be there job or anything instead of a act they do

Answer 5

Both sentences basically bear the same meaning; but the second sentence doesn't make sense. It has syntax error.

Answer 6

It just changes the emphasis on the sentence.

I don't understand some of the THINGS people do.

And

I don't understand SOME things people do.

Answer 7

one doesn't make sense? and uderstand is misspelled no matter what it's supposed to mean.

Answer 8

too much analysis of anything leads to paralysis, both are same.

Answer 9

"of the" is in the second sentence. not the first sentence. and understand is spelled wrong in the second sentence.

Answer 10

I think they mean the same but expressed differently........