Anybody vs. Anybody Else

alternative pro-forms any anybody else indefinite pronouns non-assertive pro-forms

What Does 'Else' Do?

'Anybody' means any person at all; it does not matter who.

Example

Ask anybody.

Is any body here?

I won't tell anybody she did that.

The speaker has not told anybody about what she did.

'Anybody else' means a different person than all the other people you have already asked. For example, you have asked a group of people, but you still need to ask another person.

Example

Ask anybody else.

Is there any body else here, or there are only five of us?

I won't tell anybody else you did that.

The speaker has told some people, but they're saying they're not going to tell about what she did to another person(s)..

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Anybody vs. Nobody

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