[General] None vs. no one

[terrenziqq]

If "none" refers to a person in a sentence, can it be replaced with "no one" ? If no, could you tell me the difference between them? Could you give me examples? Thanks a lot.:-D

 

[bhaisahab]

If "none" refers to a person in a sentence, can it be replaced with "no one" ? If no, could you tell me the difference between them? Could you give me examples? Thanks a lot.:-D

You could say "I went into the room, no one was there" but you can't say "I went into the room, none was there". You could say "I went into the room looking for John, Mary and Jim, none (of them) were there." Can you see why?

 

[opa6x57]

I'm not sure I understand this part: If "none" refers to a person in a sentence

Perhaps it would be a good idea for you to give an example of this usage.


But, I can think of some examples of usage:

None of them were willing to go.
No one volunteered to go.


None of the members present voted against the proposal.
No one at the meeting voted against the proposal.
(Or, No one voted against the proposal.)



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… and that’s my opinion

 

[terrenziqq]

I'm not sure I understand this part: If "none" refers to a person in a sentence

Perhaps it would be a good idea for you to give an example of this usage.

To opa6x57:
I mean some may say the difference between them is "no one" can only be referred to humanbeings while none can be referred to lifeless items. So, I gave the condition in advance.
Thank you both for the good answers. I really aprreciate your help.

 

[TheParser]

To opa6x57:
I mean some may say the difference between them is "no one" can only be referred to humanbeings while none can be referred to lifeless items. So, I gave the condition in advance.
Thank you both for the good answers. I really aprreciate your help.

***** NOT A TEACHER *****


Terrenziqq,


(1) I just wanted to respectfully remind you that "none" can

absolutely refer to human beings, too.

(2) Many times I will read or hear a sentence such as:

There was an airplane crash. Fortunately, none of the

passengers died. (None = n(ot) + one)


***** NOT A TEACHER *****

 

[5jj]

As Parser helpfully suggested, think of 'none' as meaning 'not one'; I would add " or 'not any'". Think of 'no one' as 'no person'.