Anyone can improve their English with this podcast. We leave nobody out. Today, you’ll learn the differences between anybody, anyone, nobody, no one, somebody, someone, everybody and everyone.

Voice message from Anna from Italy
You have no idea XwhatX (how) useful they are for me.
You’ve done an excellent XworkX (job)
Sicily where I’ve lived XthereX since I was born. – Where I’ve lived since I was born or I’ve lived there since I was born.

Voice message from Daniel from Mexico.
I discovered your podcast XtheX last month.
Xdo an explainX – Give an explanation about…

Anybody / anyone – nobody/no one – somebody / someone – everybody / everyone

They are often used as pronouns. There’s no difference in meaning between anybody and anyone.

Somebody / someone – alguien – some person
Someone and anyone/anybody can be interchangeable: I’d love it if somebody/anybody/anyone would teach me how to use Instagram.

“Someone” is more specific (especially in number – it refers to a non-specific one).
“Anyone” is more general – it could be more than one.

Anyone can listen to this podcast. I’m sure someone will listen from Mexico this month.
Someone’s at the door. / Someone left the light on. (more specific)

Anybody / anyone – ninguna persona / nadie – with a negative verb
The tourist can’t find anybody/anyone to translate for her.
Anybody / anyone with a negative verb = nobody / no one with a positive verb
I don’t know anybody/anyone here = I know nobody/no one here.

Anybody / anyone – alguna persona / alguien – in a question
Does anybody/anyone know where David lives?
Did you find anybody/anyone to repair your watch?

anybody / anyone – cualquier persona / cualquiera – any person
Anybody who listens to this podcast can follow us on the podcast player so that they never miss an episode. (we often use ‘they’ because anyone/anybody has no gender)
Anyone can take their English to the next level by studying a little each day.

Anybody is a bit more colloquial than anyone and anyone is used more in writing (according to Google, about ten times more!).

No one / nobody – nadie – not one person.
I threw a party, but nobody/no one came.
We can also use nobody as a noun: You’re just a nobody.
‘The lights are on, but nobody’s home’ – He or she is unintelligent.

Everybody / everyone – todos – every person
Everyone needs time to unwind. (notice the third person ‘S’ on the verb)
Not everybody liked the curry, but I thought it was delicious.

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