everyone,someone,anybody,nobody

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After everyone,someone,anybody,nobody The english use they/their/them .
Everyone has to take their shoes off before they come in.
Nobody has taken their stuff.
Somebody is happy with their dreams.

What about everywhere, anywhere, nowhere, somewhere, everything, nothing,something?
I mean, is it grammatically correct to use they/their/them after them as well?
E.g. everything is in their place. is it correct?
everywhere is beautiful in their way. is it correct?
I think it is completely incorrect but not sure.

Thanks in advance,

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@ificouldreturnit,

ificouldreturnit wrote:

After everyone,someone,anybody,nobody The english use they/their/them

We use the plural 'their' after these words which refer to people to avoid using "his or her" which is more "correct" but is awkward.

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What about everywhere, anywhere, nowhere, somewhere

These are always singular.

Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.
Question: where shall I put this box? Answer: anywhere is fine.
Nowhere outside is safe when there is a tiger loose.
Somewhere there is a dog barking.

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everything, nothing,something

These are things, singular.

Everything is fine, nothing is broken, something is wrong.

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E.g. everything is in their place; everywhere is beautiful in their way.

Everything is in its place; everywhere is beautiful in its way.

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@contrex,

Dear Teacher (Whoever teaches me some English ,I call them a teacher),

Thanks so much for your attention and your precious, helpful reply. I got it clearly. You could have just not replied to my question, but you did. I mean, it is really nice of you.

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