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Someone else vs. Someone
Someone else
/ˈsʌmwʌn ɛls/Examples:
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This word has no synonymsAntonyms:
Someone
/ˈsʌmwʌn/Examples:
Can someone help me, please?I think someone is at the door.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Someone refers to an unspecified person, while someone else refers to another unspecified person, different from the one previously mentioned.
- Use someone when you are talking about any person without specifying who.
- Use someone else when there's already a person in context, and you want to mention another person distinct from them.
- Someone is often used in questions or statements where the identity is unknown.
- Someone else emphasizes the distinction from the person already known or considered.
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