really: In actual truth or fact. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. adverb In actual truth or fact.

Understanding the Context

adverb To a great degree; very much. adverb Very; utterly. adverb Without a doubt; indeed. interjection Used to express surprise, skepticism, displeasure, or interest.

Key Insights

from The Century Dictionary. Royally; in a royal or regal manner; like a king. in a ... Use "anyone" when all elements of a group are involved, but you don't necessarily mean all of them. So "anyone can do it" would mean that everybody in that group could do it, even though it doesn't take them all to do it.

Final Thoughts

Anyone can learn to dance if he or she wants to. Resources online tell me that anyone is a singular indefinite pronoun. Then why is it sometimes acceptable to use the plural 'they' with 'anyone' in some cases? Does it substitute and replace 'he/she'? note: this previous posts also says anyone is [singular]: "Anyone has" or "anyone have" seen them? Students have asked why that could not be replaced with what.

I.e., What would you like to do what others have told you is impossible. We have been trying to debate, we know it doesn't sound right but they expect a more detailed explanation, will really appreciate if anyone has an answer for this. 1. (preceded by: can, could, etc) to be able to do or spare something, esp without incurring financial difficulties or without risk of undesirable consequences: we can afford to buy a small house; I can afford to give you one of my chess sets; we can't afford to miss this play.