Hello, ladies and gentlemen!
Tom here for BBC Learning English.
Today I'm going to explain the difference between
'everyone' and 'anyone'.
When I say 'hello everyone',
I'm talking to all the people in a group
or all the people watching this video.
'Anyone', however, relates to any one individual person
in a group, and we often use it to ask questions.
For example:
Is anyone listening?
Or: Can anyone answer today's question?
Here I'm asking if any individuals in the group
are listening.
If the whole group is listening, we can say:
Yes, everyone is listening!
- Which is something that English teachers love to hear.