What is the difference between 'someone' and 'somebody'?

Question

I don't get it they are the same words aren't they?

Answer 1

'someone' shows that it is a person and their is only 'one' of that person were with 'somebody' it means their be of more than one.

plus not completely sure if that is correct so in advance sorry if i am wrong.

Answer 2

someone for single person

somebody for more then one person

Answer 3

The spelling.

Answer 4

No difference, and completely interchangeable! A little redundant, no?

Answer 5

They are almost the same, but they are not so distinct..

Someone- you are refering to "one" person that you don't know who he is, but you're certain somehow that he is some'one'

Somebody- you are not sure who from a group of person, who of them is what you're looking..

<sorry, can't explain efficiently, it is not my native tongue>

Answer 6

They are the same, but depending on which part of the country you are from, the meaning can be a little different.

Mom looks at eldest son...."Someone needs to pick up a gallon of milk on the way home from school."  The inference is, I want you to volunteer to pick up a gallon of milk after school on the way home.

Eldest son has other plans and will be home late...<"Yes, somebody should pick up a gallon of milk>"  Yes, we need milk, but I'm not the one that will get it.  Somebody is much more vague  Somebody, Anybody..  Just looking for a warm body to help...   Someone can be an individual and bit more specific than Somebody.  Someone can have special tallents that are needed.  Someone can be Vice President, but not just Anybody can...

Answer 7

no diffrence bc:

"someone took my shoes"

and

"somebody took my shoes"