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Someone vs. Some one
Someone
/ˈsʌmwʌn/Examples:
Can someone help me, please?I think someone is at the door.
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Some one
/ˈsʌmwʌn/Examples:
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Ways to tell them apart:
- 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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