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any comment vs. any comments (singual or plural?)



 
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meaning of "selling the sizzle" | inversion for IF clauses - type 2?
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any comment vs. any comments (singual or plural?) #1 (permalink) Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:43 pm   any comment vs. any comments (singual or plural?)
 

Hi all,

Normally in the email writing, I often ask the recipients that "please let me know if you have any comment". I've used single form of "comment" for what I studied from school.

But when looking around, I've noticed that there are some using "any comments" for this context.

Can any one advice me which one is correct in grammar stand point of view?

Thanks very much,
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any comment vs. any comments (singual or plural?) #2 (permalink) Sun Aug 24, 2008 13:12 pm   any comment vs. any comments (singual or plural?)
 

Hi SFB

You can use either comment or comments. Both are grammatically correct.
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any comment vs. any comments (singual or plural?) #3 (permalink) Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:21 am   any comment vs. any comments (singual or plural?)
 

Hi Amy, thanks for your reply.

It makes sense that both are correct.

I would think that "any comments" to stress that the recipients can give the comments as much as he/she can.
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any comment vs. any comments (singual or plural?) #4 (permalink) Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:20 pm   any comment vs. any comments (singual or plural?)
 

Uhm... I'm sorry Amy, I remember you've already me about this but now I've forgot it :( I tried the search box but found nothing. Could you please tell me again: what's the difference between the 2 versions with 's' and without 's'? Is sunflower's idea totally correct? (I remember there's something about emphasis...)
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any comment vs. any comments (singual or plural?) #5 (permalink) Mon Aug 25, 2008 13:13 pm   any comment vs. any comments (singual or plural?)
 

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The difference is whether the word 'comment' is used as a countable noun or as an uncountable noun. Using 'comments' is more suggestive of individual questions or remarks.
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any comment vs. any comments (singual or plural?) #6 (permalink) Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:55 am   any comment vs. any comments (singual or plural?)
 

Oh, I don't exactly mean that, Amy. Now let's get back to our sentence (long ago):
1/ There is no flower in the garden
2/ There are no flowers in the garden
(I'm sorry again that I've forgot what you taught me, Amy :()
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