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Any body vs. Anybody

Any body

/əˈniː bɒdi/
Any person; used when referring to an unspecified person in a general sense

Examples:

Does anybody here know the answer to the question?If anybody needs help, I'm available until 5 PM.Can anybody suggest a good movie to watch tonight?

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Anybody

/ˈeniˌbɒdi/
A term used to refer to any person or individual without specification

Examples:

"It is anybodys fight," Martin heard some one saying.Certainly there isn't anybody that I would have trusted as much.I should hope that I never screw confidences out of anybody.

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Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Any body is two words, whereas anybody is one word.
  • Think of body as referring to a physical form when written separately.
  • Use anybody as a single term to refer to an unspecified person.
  • Any body can imply discussions about any physical thing or organism when using body.
  • Remember anybody for people and any body for other contexts involving body.
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