Anyone
pronoun
Any person or people, without specification.
Is anyone here?
Often appears as...
- does anyone know?
- can anyone help?
pronoun
Used to refer to a person of importance or authority.
She isn't just anyone, she's the CEO of a major company
Often appears as...
- she's not just anyone
- he's not just anyone
pronoun
Used to refer to a person of no importance or the general public.
Why should anyone listen to me?
Often appears as...
- why would anyone care?
- does anyone know?
pronoun
Any person or people, without specification.
Is anyone here?
Often appears as...
- does anyone know?
- can anyone help?
pronoun
Used to refer to a person of importance or authority.
She isn't just anyone, she's the CEO of a major company
Often appears as...
- she's not just anyone
- he's not just anyone
pronoun
Used to refer to a person of no importance or the general public.
Why should anyone listen to me?
Often appears as...
- why would anyone care?
- does anyone know?
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Unspecified Person
Used when the identity of the person is unknown or irrelevant to the context.
Anyone could have taken the keys.
Pro Tip 2/3Question Context
Commonly used in questions when asking about the presence or actions of people in general.
Does anyone want dessert?
Pro Tip 3/3Offering and Requesting
Use 'anyone' when offering or asking for something without a specific recipient in mind.
Can anyone lend me a pen?
Pro Tip 1/3Unspecified Person
Used when the identity of the person is unknown or irrelevant to the context.
Anyone could have taken the keys.
Pro Tip 2/3Question Context
Commonly used in questions when asking about the presence or actions of people in general.
Does anyone want dessert?
Pro Tip 3/3Offering and Requesting
Use 'anyone' when offering or asking for something without a specific recipient in mind.
Can anyone lend me a pen?
Pro Tip 1/3Unspecified Person
Used when the identity of the person is unknown or irrelevant to the context.
Anyone could have taken the keys.
Pro Tip 2/3Question Context
Commonly used in questions when asking about the presence or actions of people in general.
Does anyone want dessert?
Pro Tip 3/3Offering and Requesting
Use 'anyone' when offering or asking for something without a specific recipient in mind.
Can anyone lend me a pen?
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Why do people get so...
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Can you solve the bridge...
anyone crossing must either hold the lantern or stay right next to it, and any of you can safely wait in the dark on either side of the gorge. Most importantly, everyone must be safely across before the zombies arrive. Otherwise, the first zombie could step on the bridge while people are still on it.
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How to build a fictional...
I'm not sure anyone knows the answer to that question, yet fantastical, fictional worlds are created everyday in our minds, on computers, even on napkins at the restaurant down the street. The truth is your imagination and a willingness to, figuratively, live in your own world
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Can you solve the pirate...
so they can't collaborate in advance. And being blood-thirsty pirates, if anyone thinks they'll end up with the same amount of gold either way, they'll vote to make the captain walk the plank just for fun. Finally, each pirate is excellent at logical deduction
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NASA Trailblazer:...
let anyone bring me down and that women are capable of doing anything they want to do catherine johnson has taught me to believe in myself and my capabilities kathryn johnson was an amazing african-american female mathematician who changed the world
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What makes a hero? -...
that gets the story moving? When her sister's name is called from the lottery. How about assistance? Is anyone going to help her on her adventure? Haymitch. What about departure? Does she leave her ordinary world? She gets on a train to the capital.
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Poetry makes people...
think it's worth it because I want to welcome people into poetry especially people who have previously felt unwelcome I want to celebrate anybody is trying to make sense of the world through poetry the way I try to make
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
of what it's like to be a philosopher trying to educate the public. Most people are not just comfortable in their ignorance but hostile to anyone who points it out. In fact, the real life Socrates was sentenced to death
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Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
blowing kisses and sharing cuddles is not only reserved for close family anyone in the troop can join in they are amongst the most affectionate monkeys on the planet one reason
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What does my headscarf...
I'm not saying that in all of you, there's a secret sexist or racist or ageist lurking within, waiting to get out. That's not what I'm saying. We all have our biases. They're the filters through which we see the world around us. I'm not accusing anyone, bias is not an accusation. Rather, it's something that has to be identified,
Video examples
Why do people get so...
Also, don't let anyone spread the myth that boys are innately better than girls at math. That is completely false. If you experience math anxiety, it may not help to just know that math anxiety exists. Or perhaps it's reassuring to put a name to the problem. Regardless, if you take a look around yourself,
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Can you solve the bridge...
anyone crossing must either hold the lantern or stay right next to it, and any of you can safely wait in the dark on either side of the gorge. Most importantly, everyone must be safely across before the zombies arrive. Otherwise, the first zombie could step on the bridge while people are still on it.
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
I'm not sure anyone knows the answer to that question, yet fantastical, fictional worlds are created everyday in our minds, on computers, even on napkins at the restaurant down the street. The truth is your imagination and a willingness to, figuratively, live in your own world
Video examples
Can you solve the pirate...
so they can't collaborate in advance. And being blood-thirsty pirates, if anyone thinks they'll end up with the same amount of gold either way, they'll vote to make the captain walk the plank just for fun. Finally, each pirate is excellent at logical deduction
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NASA Trailblazer:...
let anyone bring me down and that women are capable of doing anything they want to do catherine johnson has taught me to believe in myself and my capabilities kathryn johnson was an amazing african-american female mathematician who changed the world
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What makes a hero? -...
that gets the story moving? When her sister's name is called from the lottery. How about assistance? Is anyone going to help her on her adventure? Haymitch. What about departure? Does she leave her ordinary world? She gets on a train to the capital.
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Poetry makes people...
think it's worth it because I want to welcome people into poetry especially people who have previously felt unwelcome I want to celebrate anybody is trying to make sense of the world through poetry the way I try to make
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
of what it's like to be a philosopher trying to educate the public. Most people are not just comfortable in their ignorance but hostile to anyone who points it out. In fact, the real life Socrates was sentenced to death
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Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
blowing kisses and sharing cuddles is not only reserved for close family anyone in the troop can join in they are amongst the most affectionate monkeys on the planet one reason
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American Actress
My mom, she is the most unbelievable mom that you could ever have in your entire life and she's always with me on everything. The most I've ever been away from her is two days. I love her more than anybody could ever know.
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Virgil Abloh
American Designer
DJing is my only peace of mind. When the phone is off, I play my favourite songs really loud for myself, and I'm not talking to anyone; I'm not managing anything. It's just, like, a time when I can listen to music.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
The truth is, anyone can start projects. The world is full of just-started projects that looked great at the time but were never completed.
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Neil Gaiman
British Author
I've never known anyone who was what he or she seemed; or at least, was only what he or she seemed. People carry worlds within them.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
The truth is, I've never fooled anyone. I've let men sometimes fool themselves.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
When you're imagining peace, you can't kill anyone. That's good isn't it?
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Voltaire
French Writer
Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?
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Steve Prefontaine
American Athlete
If anybody wants to beat me, let them run a world record.
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Dakota Fanning
American Actress
My mom, she is the most unbelievable mom that you could ever have in your entire life and she's always with me on everything. The most I've ever been away from her is two days. I love her more than anybody could ever know.
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Virgil Abloh
American Designer
DJing is my only peace of mind. When the phone is off, I play my favourite songs really loud for myself, and I'm not talking to anyone; I'm not managing anything. It's just, like, a time when I can listen to music.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
The truth is, anyone can start projects. The world is full of just-started projects that looked great at the time but were never completed.
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Neil Gaiman
British Author
I've never known anyone who was what he or she seemed; or at least, was only what he or she seemed. People carry worlds within them.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
The truth is, I've never fooled anyone. I've let men sometimes fool themselves.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
When you're imagining peace, you can't kill anyone. That's good isn't it?
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Voltaire
French Writer
Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?
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Steve Prefontaine
American Athlete
If anybody wants to beat me, let them run a world record.
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