Jul 16, 2009 19:20
14 yrs ago
English term
everybody knows...
English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
In a tight-knit community, it is said that :
1. everybody knows each other
2. everybody knows one another
3. everybody knows everybody
Which one of the above sounds the best to British ears and is grammatically correct? Additional ( better) suggestions are also appreciated.
Thanks for your help!
1. everybody knows each other
2. everybody knows one another
3. everybody knows everybody
Which one of the above sounds the best to British ears and is grammatically correct? Additional ( better) suggestions are also appreciated.
Thanks for your help!
Responses
| 4 +5 | everybody knows everybody else |
Expialidocio (X)
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| 4 | everyone knows everyone |
Ellen Kraus
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| 4 | everyone/everybody knows one other |
Rachel Fell
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Responses
+5
4 mins
Selected
everybody knows everybody else
No confusion possible. No awkwardness.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mikhail Kropotov
2 mins
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| agree |
MD Taher
: way to go
48 mins
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| agree |
NancyLynn
1 hr
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| agree |
David Hollywood
: I'm a Brit and that's spot on old chap :)
4 hrs
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| agree |
Jocelyne S
10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! I used it."
19 mins
Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Specializes in field
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German 
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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everyone knows everyone
dict.cc Wörterbuch :: Everyone knows everyone :: Deutsch-Englisch ...Englisch-Deutsch-Übersetzung für Everyone knows everyone im Online-Wörterbuch dict.cc (Deutschwörterbuch).
www.dict.cc/.../Everyone knows everyone.html Jeder kennt Jeden.
as opposed to everybody knows that ....... (needs a completion)
www.dict.cc/.../Everyone knows everyone.html Jeder kennt Jeden.
as opposed to everybody knows that ....... (needs a completion)
1 day 14 hrs
Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Thorough, knowledgeable and resourceful
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
everyone/everybody knows one other
Daily Express | UK News :: Three killed as heavy storms bring ...
UK News :: Three killed as heavy storms bring chaos to Scotland - Breaking news from ... This is a close neighbourhood and everyone knows one another. ...
www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/30977
BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Are political clubs still political?
12 Feb 2007 ... Everyone knows one another," says Mrs Eaglestone. ... TOP UK POLITICS STORIES · Tell it straight on debt - Clarke ...
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6194475.stm
Hampton Hill 'greenest school in London' - Hounslow Chronicle
29 Jun 2009 ... Jobs-Hounslow.co.uk, Homes-Hounslow.co.uk, Motors-Hounslow.co.uk ... where everyone knows one another, and I can't think of anywhere better ...
www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/.../hampton-hill-greenest-schoo... -
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38166 Telford.indd
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Telford Hall Ashby Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3UA UK ... very close and friendly community where everybody knows one another and gets involved in ...
accommodation.lboro.ac.uk/brochures-0910/telford.pdf
The lethal bridge that claimed 67 lives of a coach party in search ...
... four people including two children were killed, said: "He was very well known in the area, but everybody knows one another here. .... Independent.co.uk ...
www.independent.co.uk/.../the-lethal-bridge-that-claimed-67...
Discussion
My shot from the USA.