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Hi,
'Any' is usually used with questions and negative statements as in:
Question: Have you any idea where she's gone?
Answer: No, I haven't any idea at all.
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Feb 07, 2008 0:15 am 'any tea' vs 'some tea' |
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Hi Gill from Texas
Alan's sentences sound rather "British" to me. If you are learning English in Texas, this is the way you will most likely hear those same sentences:
Question: Do you have any idea where she went?
Answer: No, I don't have any idea at all.
As Alan has already mentioned, the word 'any' is used in both interrogative and negative sentences. You will also find the word 'any' in IF-sentences:
If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
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| #4 (permalink) Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:52 pm 'any tea' vs 'some tea' |
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| #5 (permalink) Sat Mar 14, 2009 13:57 pm 'any tea' vs 'some tea' |
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Hi Saneta,
Probably 'at' or 'on' are best - both sides of the Atlantic! 'In' is too precise.
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| #6 (permalink) Sat Mar 14, 2009 15:08 pm 'any tea' vs 'some tea' |
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| Thanks Alan! But I don't catch/grasp what you mean by ,,both sides of the Atlantic!'' connected with on/at the corner?... |
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| #7 (permalink) Sat Mar 14, 2009 15:20 pm 'any tea' vs 'some tea' |
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| Saneta wrote: |
| Thanks Alan! But I don't catch/grasp what you mean by ,,both sides of the Atlantic!'' connected with on/at the corner?... |
Both sides of the Atlantic: in both -- America and Britain (these countries are on the opposite sides of the Atlantic ocean).
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