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Someone vs. Some one

Someone

/ˈsʌmwʌn/
A person whose identity is not specified or known

Examples:

Maybe you'll find someone else after you bury her.You are signalling to someone on the moor,' said Sir Henry.The cloud came and went, leaving someone I did not know.

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Some one

/ˈsʌmwʌn/
A person you do not know or whose name you do not say

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Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Someone is a single word that combines some and one into a single concept, referring to an unspecified person.
  • Some one as two separate words is less common and might be used for emphasis in certain older texts, but is generally considered archaic.
  • You are most likely to use someone in modern English while some one might occasionally be used for stylistic reasons.
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