Anymore, Any more; Anyone, Any one; Everyone, Every one; Everybody, Every body
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Some words written as one word will differ in meaning when split into two words. So you need to know which word you really want.
Anymore: any longer, nowadays
Example: Harry doesn't travel anymore.
Any more: something additional or further
Example: I don't want any more cake.
Anyone: anybody
Example: Anyone can learn to cook but few can learn to cook well.
Any one: any single member of a group of people or things
Example: Can any one of you tell me the answer to my question?
Everyone: everybody
Example: Everyone on the list has contributed to the ASPCA.
Every one: each one
Example: I wish I could buy every one of those puppies.
Everybody: everyone
Example: Everybody is working harder today than ten years ago.
Every body: each body
Example: Every body requires protein, vitamins, and minerals.
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Wordplay
This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was
sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody
could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebody
got angry about that because it was Everybody's job.
Everybody
thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't
do it.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
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