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I agree there's some kind of recent trend here, but "body" has been used to mean "individual" for a long time. Here's an example from 1782: https://en.wikipedi

I agree there's some kind of recent trend here, but "body" has been used to mean "individual" for a long time. Here's an example from 1782: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comin%27_Thro%27_the_Rye https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comin%27_Thro%27_the_Rye

dTal 7y ago
"Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do." - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Probably even the word "anybody" comes from this usage. It's old and widespread.