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Please, tell me what the difference between SOMEONE and ANYONE, SOMEBODY and ANYBODY?

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someone singles a person out in a group, anyone refers to a group. same with somebody and anybody
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Answer:

In most contexts, they are interchangeable. The only difference that most native speakers can agree upon is that someone is more formal than somebody (just as anyone is more formal than anybody, and everyone is more formal than everybody).

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