The Difference between 'No One' and 'None'
What is the difference between 'no one' and 'none'? Do they have the same meaning? Let's discuss these two indefinite pronouns and see for ourselves.
No One vs. None
'No one' is an indefinite pronoun that shows the absence of a person, i.e. it means 'not anyone; no person'. Sometimes, writers write 'no one' with a dash: 'no-one'.
'No one' is a negative marker by itself and it can make a sentence negative. So, we don't need a negative verb with this particular pronoun.
didn't
come
to
our
party
.
'None' means not any (one) (of) a given number or group of things. It can take singular or plural verbs.
None of + an uncountable noun → singular verb
None of + plural nouns/collective nouns → singular/plural verb
(The singular form is used in formal British English)
None
of
the
buses
None
of
the
buses
None
of
the
committee
None
of
the
committee
