Which is the correct choice in this sentence, "anyone", "anybody", or "someone"?

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I think you can say anyone, my teacher says no and insists on anybody and my sister, an almost English major says it's someone. This was an exercise that you had to complete a sentence with an indefinite pronoun or an adverb.

Can ______ help me prepare lunch?

Your teacher is mistaken. Cambridge dictionary - *Anyone and anybody have no difference in meaning.* But they're not the same as *someone, somebody*. Offhand I can't think of any context where those last two aren't 100% equivalent, but I stand to be corrected on that point. — FumbleFingers, Apr 14 '20 at 17:01
Does this answer your question? anyone vs someone. Which one? See also Anyone/anybody- someone/somebody and The difference between “somebody” & “anybody” & someone" ,specifically in this context, among others. — FumbleFingers, Apr 14 '20 at 17:03
Probable duplicate of Anyone/anybody- someone/somebody. I have moved my response, and would suggest closing this question. — brainchild, Apr 29 '20 at 06:40

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 03 '20 at 09:32

Cambridge Dictionaries say:

Anyone and anybody have no difference in meaning. Anybody is a little less formal than anyone. Anyone is used more in writing than anybody.

To me, anyone seems natural in the context of your request for help because it suggests 'any one of you'.

Which is the correct choice in this sentence, "anyone", "anybody", or "someone"?

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