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189 Everyone, something etc
One and body have the same meaning in compound pronouns. We use everyone
and everybody in the same way.
NOTE
a Every one as two words can refer to things as well as people.
The comedian told several jokes. Everyone laughed loudly. (stress on every)
The comedian told several jokes. Every one I had heard before. (stress on one)
b All and none do not normally mean 'everyone' and 'nobody'. But we can say all of/none of
the people.
c Compare someone and one.
Someone knows what happened. (= one person)
One knows what happened. (= people in general)
d We write no one as two words.
b
c
We use thing for things, actions, ideas etc.
Take everything out of the drawer. (= all the things)
There's something funny going on. (= an action)
I've heard nothing about all this. (= no information)
NOTE Nothing is pronounced
everywhere = (in) all (the) places
I've been looking everywhere for you.
somewhere = (in) a place
Have you found somewhere to sit?
nowhere = (in) no places
There's nowhere to leave your coat.
NOTE For American someplace etc, • 305 (3).
2 The difference between someone/something and anyone/anything is like the
difference between some and any. • 179
There's someone in the waiting-room.
I can't see anyone in the waiting-room.
Park somewhere along here. Anywhere will do.
3 Pronouns in one/body have a possessive form.
I need everyone's name and address.
Somebody's car is blocking the road.
4 We can use an adjective or a phrase or clause after everyone etc.
We need someone strong to help move the piano, NOT -strong someone
Have you got anything cheaper? NOT anything of cheaper
Nobody in our group is interested in sightseeing.
I've told you everything I know.
We can also use else after everyone etc.
Is there anything else you want? (= any other thing)
Let's go somewhere else. (= to another place)
NOTE
a A phrase with one/body + else can be possessive.
But everyone else's parents let them stay out late.
b We cannot use than after else.
How about someone other than me washing up?