Quote Originally Posted by Platinum
Quote Originally Posted by Matilda
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What is the difference between "someone" and "somebody" ("anyone" and "anybody")?

At school (in Russia) we used mostly "somebody".
Here it seems that the word "someone" is more preferable, I almost stopped using the word "somebody" by now.
As an American, I would say there is no difference between "somebody" and "someone". Also the same with "anybody/anyone". They mean exactly the same thing. Perhaps I would suggest that you would choose one or the other based on the way in sounds in the particular sentence. But this is a matter of opinion, I'd say. One person may prefer "somebody", while another might like to use "someone".

I think they're the same thing.
True. BTW, I like your new avatar.