AOL: New crackdown warns knocking on someone’s door could lead to a $100 fine in certain areas New crackdown warns knocking on someone’s door could lead to a $100 fine in certain areas Yahoo: Someone at your door wants to test your water? ‘Do not let them in,’ SLO County agencies warn Someone at your door wants to test your water? ‘Do not let them in,’ SLO County agencies warn TwistedSifter on MSN: Woman tries to warn man who knocks on her door about the neighborhood’s no soliciting policy, but her coworker thinks she was just being rude Woman tries to warn man who knocks on her door about the neighborhood’s no soliciting policy, but her coworker thinks she was just being rude Strictly speaking "someone" rather than "someone else" could include yourself and it is quite permissible to say "I'm collecting this on my own behalf" so, yes, there is a difference.
Most people would interpret the phrase without the word "else" in it as meaning someone other than yourself but, strictly, you should include it: "someone else's" also sounds more colloquial. I would include the ... If someone thinks they are always doing the right thing, and believes others are wrong, what would I call them? Say, for example, I did something that person considers wrong.
