Grammar Entry 624 / 1011 60-second read

Anyone vs. Any one

Person versus thing.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

Any one can join.

✓ Correct

Anyone can join.

The ruleii

ANYONE = any person. ANY ONE = any single item.

ANYONE (one word) is indefinite pronoun — any person. ANY ONE (two words) — any single member of a group.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Pick any one = a single.

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