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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 1841890" data-attributes="member: 63">I hate those four words.  People use them in wholly inappropriate times.  The most noteworthy example in recent memory was the online trailer for the Farscape mini-series, in which the ominous voice over is saying, "A war nobody wants, a hero nobody can defeat," or something similar.Couldn't they have said "no one."  It sounds much more meaningful.  The -body words are too casual.  Using them implies that you're not being as precise."No one can defeat me," sounds like a threat."Nobody can defeat me," sounds like a boast.In casual conversation, sure, I don't mind them.  I use them myself.  But in anything serious or professional, I find them to be the sub-optimal choice.For instance, the notice at the top of the forums:  "A community supporter is somebody who has donated to EN World. . . ."  Of course EN World is a casual place, but it's just my pet peeve that 'someone' is more appropriate.</blockquote>