Sign inSomeone vs. Someone Else
What is the difference in meaning when we add the adverb 'else' to the indefinite pronoun 'someone'? To find out the difference between the two, read this part!
What Is Their Difference?
'Else' is an adverb that is used after words beginning with 'some-', 'every-', 'any-', and 'no-', and after question words and adds a sense of exclusion meaning 'other than the persons/things mentioned or involved'.
Consider these two sentences:
Call
'Someone' is the more formal synonym of 'somebody'. It refers to a person who is not known or mentioned by name.
Call
'Someone else' is someone apart from those mentioned or implied.
Look at another example:
It could be
'Someone else' is someone apart from those mentioned or implied.
In general, if you come across 'someone else' in a text, then it implies that there was a previous person mentioned earlier in the text before that point.
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Bottom Line
We can conclude that:
someone → any person
someone else → another person
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