anybody, anyone, anything, anyway, anywhere
- anybody, anyone, anything, anyway, anywhere
Anything and anywhere are always one word. The others are one word except when the emphasis is on the second element (e.g., "He received three job offers, but any one would have suited him").
Anybody and anyone are singular and should be followed by singular pronouns and verbs. A common fault-so common, in fact, that some no longer consider it a fault-is seen here:
◘ "Anyone can relax, so long as they don't care whether they or anyone else ever actually gets anything done" (Observer).
So long as they gets anything done? The problem, clearly, is that a plural pronoun (
they) is being attached to a singular verb (
gets). Such constructions may in fact be fully defensible, at least some of the time, though you should at least know why you are breaking a rule when you break it. For a full discussion, see
number4.
Dictionary of troublesome word.
Bill Bryson.
2013.
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