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Amiret el jazayer
what is the difference between
someone and somebody
5 Thg 10 2008 06:48
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SOMEONE
3 dictionary results for: someone
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
–pronoun > some person; somebody.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This some·one
pronoun > An unspecified or unknown person.
noun > A person of importance: He really thinks he's someone.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This someone
noun
a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: person]
SOMEBODY
4 dictionary results for: somebody
Dictionary.com Unabridged
–pronoun 1. some person.
–noun 2. a person of some note or importance.
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pronoun - An unspecified or unknown person; someone. See Usage Note at he1.
noun - pl. some·bod·ies
A person of importance: "Obviously she was somebody—a real presence in the room" (Oleg Cassini).
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noun
a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source
Some"bod*y\, n. 1. A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me. --Luke viii. 46.
We must draw in somebody that may stand "Twixt us and danger." --Denham.
2. A person of consideration or importance.
Before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody. --Acts v. 36.
12 tháng 10 năm 2008
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Words ending in -one and -body mean the same : somebody=someone, anyone=anybody, no one=nobody, everyone=everybody. All are pronouns. So, your answer is: someone and somebody mean the same.
11 tháng 10 năm 2008
2
"Someone" is used as a pronoun.
"Somebody" can be used as a pronoun , and as a noun, too. Ex.: He is somebody now. They thought they were somebodies. (a personality)
5 tháng 10 năm 2008
2
I think they are interchangeable. Look at some of lyrics to "Someone to watch over me"
There’s a somebody I’m longin’ to see
I hope that he, turns out to be
Someone who’ll watch over me
My feeling is that 'somebody' is used in the 1st line because it helps the meter of the song flow better (3 syllables vs 2). So the point is, the main difference in use would be for how it flows in music, poetry or even regular speech if you are that attuned.
5 tháng 10 năm 2008
1
heuuh thx for the explanation ^^
-I get that when we use someone it means that we're talking about a person as capacities, personnality or that we know simply
-and when we use somebody it means that we're talking about a person as a human being
is it that ?
5 tháng 10 năm 2008
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