Communication
not tell a soul
not tell anyone
If you do not tell a soul, you do not tell anyone at all.
Hear it in real life
Who knows about the new job?
Nobody yet, and I haven't told a soul.
I have a surprise for Dad, so please don't tell a soul.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I didn't tell any soul about the surprise.
Say: I didn't tell a soul about the surprise.
The established idiom is “not tell a soul”; learners may carry over “any” from “not tell anyone.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
not tell a soul; don't tell a soul
Your turn: say it out loud
I have a surprise for Dad, so please don't tell a soul.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
not tell a soul
not tell anyone
“I have a surprise for Dad, so please don't tell a soul.”
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