Quote:
Originally Posted by YuriTokoro
Could you tell me something?
This is from a novel. (The title is The Great Gatsby.)
Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.
What’s the difference of the meanings between them? Isn’t the second one correct?
1. Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,
2. Whenever you feel like criticizing someone,
Thank you!
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The first sentence has a formal tone. "Anyone" is a nonspecific word and makes the statement more of a general observation. The second sentence seems more informal, as though the speaker and audience have a specific individual or group of individuals in mind for context.
In the context of the book, the first sentence is more correct as books can be more formal that normal conversation.
Hope that is of some use, Yuri
