Everyone and Everybody

Everyone vs Everybody

“Everyone” and “everybody” are indefinite pronouns. They can be used interchangeably although there is a slight difference between them based on their usage.

When to Use Everyone

• Everyone is an indefinite pronoun.
• It refers to each person in the group.
• It is more formal than everybody and more common in written language.

Everyone Examples:

• His name’s Hiroshi but everyone calls him Hiro.
• Everyone is laughing at me behind my back.
• The sweetness of her manners made everyone like her.
• Everyone will have an opportunity to comment.
• There aren’t enough books for everyone to have one each.
• Her speech made a profound impact on everyone.

When to Use Everybody

• Everybody is also an indefinite pronoun.
• It refers to a group of people.
• It is less formal than everyone and more common in spoken language.

Everybody Examples:

• Everybody was in a very relaxed and jolly mood.
• He told everybody he saw the news.
• I’m sure that everybody will miss him very much.
• I’d asked everybody but only two people came.
• She wanted to tell everybody about her secret.
• The police questioned everybody in the room.