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James Ashburton
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This is an interesting thread. I suppose to sum up one could say:
a) it depends on the context and the surrounding words; andb) personal preference as to what sounds best.
I doubt that Eddie Cochrane would have had such a hit with C'mon Everyone as he did with C'mon Everybody.
Everybody vs. Everyone
This is an interesting thread. I suppose to sum up one could say:
a) it depends on the context and the surrounding words; and
b) personal preference as to what sounds best.
I doubt that Eddie Cochrane would have had such a hit with C'mon Everyone as he did with C'mon Everybody.