Both phrases are
interchangeable
. Someone and anyone mean the same thing, which is any unspecified person. It is usually intended as a plea for help from a group of people, but is sometimes said in frustration or as an exclamation when there is no group present.
Could someone or can anyone?
“can anyone” is correct
. Because ‘any’ is used in interrogative and negative sentences. And ‘some’ is used in positive sentences.
Can someone help me or could someone help me?
Or. Could anyone help me? There may be a small difference depending on the context but they are essentially interchangeable. You can also say ‘
can somebody help me
‘ and ‘can anyone help me’.
Can someone help me is correct?
“Somebody helps me” is an indicative sentence telling what happens. “Somebody help me” is an
imperative sentence
, asking for help. The first is possible but unlikely as a complete sentence.
What is the difference between anyone and someone?
See Travis’ answer in the same, which says: In my opinion, the big difference between “someone” and “anyone” is that
“someone” refers to some person
, and that person is specific, even though it may not be known, while “anyone” refers to some person, and all people are equally interchangeable as said individual.
When I use can or could?
Can, like could and would, is used to ask a polite question, but
can is only used to ask permission to do or say something
(“Can I borrow your car?” “Can I get you something to drink?”). Could is the past tense of can, but it also has uses apart from that–and that is where the confusion lies.
Can somebody help me meaning?
(1)
is asking for help
, expecting that there are lots of people who could help. Any one of them would do. (2) is asking for help, suspecting that there is nobody who can, or will, help – but asking just the same.
Will you or can you?
May implies that you are asking for permission. Can implies that you are questioning somebody’s ability. Will implies that you are seeking an answer about the future.
Which help or helps?
“Helps” is not commonly used
as the plural form of help. Places where we can use ‘helps’ is for 3rd person present tense. Howie is a very good guy who helps catch the bad ones. Help can be used either as a verb or noun depending on the context, but not usually used as plural form.
How do you use somebody and someone?
You use someone or
somebody to refer to a person without saying who you mean
. Carlos sent someone to see me. There was an accident and somebody got hurt. There is no difference in meaning between someone and somebody, but somebody is more common in spoken English, and someone is more common in written English.
Do I know anyone or someone?
They’re
both grammatically correct
, but you’re more likely to hear, “has anyone seen my bag?” since a person would be more likely to ask it as a general question to a group of people. You mine use “someone” if, say, you were asking for specifics or amplifying information.
How do you say everyone is welcome?
Welcome is an adjective. If someone is welcome, you are pleased when they visit you.
Everyone is welcome
. Everyone is welcomed.
Where could used?
When could is used as the past tense of can, it refers to an ability that
a person generally had in the past or to something that was generally possible in the past
(“When I was younger, I could run for miles,” or “It used to be you could buy lunch for a dollar.”).
Can I use could for future?
The use of ‘could’, ‘would’, or ‘will be’ all
imply future tense
. The past tense version would be: “You could not have made me happy, and I am convinced that I am the last woman in the world who could have made you so.”
Would and will use?
The main difference between will and would is that
will is used for real possibilities
while would is used for imagined situations in the future.
Will you help me out meaning?
to help someone do something; to help someone with a problem. I am trying to raise this window. Can you help me out?
I’m always happy to help out a friend
.
