No one.. Noone... No-one... Knowone...

[CnoteChris]

Dammit! I can't take this anymore.

That darned word trips me up every time. Whenever I'm forced to use it, I randomly pick one and hope it's right. If it isn't, I hope others will assume it's a typo.

For God's sake, enlighten me!!

Which one is it?

[pldennison]

"Nobody."

[navtechie]

it is: no one

[Perderabo]

No one is correct.

[CnoteChris]

Ahh, pldennison. My old nemesis.

I get the impression you were kidding, but you do have a point. Could all instances when I'd normally use 'no one' (Thanks navtechie & Perderabo) be changed to nobody?

For instance-
'No one is here' could be changed to 'nobody is here'. Likewise, 'no one I know likes physics' could be changed to 'noboby I know likes physics'.

I more confused now than I was before.

Is using 'no one' ever acceptable?

(Grammer is the bane of my existance. This post alone has presented me with more damn questions than the original post. I hate grammatical rules and regulations- me no likey.)

[Francesca]

There is the sentence "There is no one way to do this" but obviously, that's a different meaning. I can't think of any cases that retain the meaning where "no one" cannot be replaced easily with "nobody".

[Chez Guevara]

I know this.

No one who knows anyone with a 'Collins English Dictionary' will doubt that someone using 'no one' can also use 'no-one' as an acceptable alternative.

[glee]

Originally posted by CnoteChris
Grammer is the bane of my existance.

What's Kelsey ever done to you?

(Music maestro, please) No one knows the trouble I seen...