do they both mean the same thing?
and when should they be used?
the words-anyone and anybody.
2007-08-10 08:47:45 · 9 answers · asked by I dont know 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
ANYONE.. MEANS ANYTHING.. ANYBODY MEANS YOULL HAVE WHOEVER FOR YOU KNOW WHAT HEE HEE
2007-08-10 08:54:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Is anyone out there
Is anybody out there
an·y·one
–pronoun any person at all; anybody: Did anyone see the accident?
—Usage note Anyone as a pronoun meaning “anybody” or “any person at all” is written as one word: Does anyone have the correct time? The two-word phrase any one means “any single member of a group of persons or things” and is often followed by of: Can any one of the members type? Any one of these books is exciting reading. Anyone is somewhat more formal than anybody.
an·y·bod·y
–pronoun 1. any person.
–noun 2. a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
—Idiom3. anybody's guess, a matter of conjecture: It's anybody's guess why she quit.
—Usage note The pronoun anybody is always written as one word: Is anybody home? There isn't anybody in the office. The two-word noun phrase any body means “any group” (Any body of students will include a few dissidents) or “any physical body”: The search continued for a week despite the failure to find any body. If the word a can be substituted for any without seriously affecting the meaning, the two-word noun phrase is called for: a body of students; failure to find a body. If the substitution cannot be made, the spelling is anybody. Anybody is less formal than anyone.
2007-08-10 16:43:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anyone I suppose could be a bit lonely, as it's one alone. Where as anybody could be a dead body, as you'd not talk of a live person as a body, there's just a couple of differences, otherwise they could be sister words, twins almost. Ha.
2007-08-10 16:08:13 · answer #3 · answered by Hi T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They mean the same thing.
For example: Is there anyone out there?
Is there anybody out there?
See what I mean? they both can be used the same way.
2007-08-10 15:58:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The words are about 99% interchangable.
2007-08-10 15:53:07 · answer #5 · answered by jack of all trades 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anybody is a single person.
Anyone is anybody at all or anybody whatever.
2007-08-10 16:05:43 · answer #6 · answered by jack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're interchangeable - but ALWAYS in a question, frinstance "Does anyone/anybody know...?" (NOT "Does somebody know...?" OK?
2007-08-10 15:57:56 · answer #7 · answered by captbullshot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anyone --singular.anybody --plural
2007-08-11 06:56:13 · answer #8 · answered by HaSiCiT Bust A Tie A1 TieBusters 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are close just not close enough :D
2007-08-10 15:55:34 · answer #9 · answered by rachel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋