Thursday, January 9, 2020

differences - “A person” versus “some person”



What is the difference between:




  1. There is a person in the room.


  2. There is some person in the room.


Answer



“A person” implies a singular person. A single person is in the room.



“Some person” is the same thing but goes a step further. It implies that the one person is somewhat unknown. It could be a girlfriend, or a violent robber, or something in-between.



“Some” implies an unknown. (e.g. "Some amount of money.", or "Some outcome." etc.



That's how I see it. Hope it helps.



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