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When do we use 'a/an' and when 'any' in questions? | Lend vs. borrow
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Every, any, each #1 (permalink) Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:44 am   Every, any, each
 

PART I:
Do all these sentences mean the same:
1-Everybody may be out.
2-Maybe everybody is out.
3-Maybe nobody is in.
4-Nobody may be in.
5-Each person may be out.

PART II:
Do these two sentences mean the same:
A-Anybody may be out.
B-Anybody may not be in.
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It's all the same in the end! #2 (permalink) Mon Apr 17, 2006 14:19 pm   It's all the same in the end!
 

Yes, all the sentences in part I mean the same, as do those in part II, as far as I know. There are always a lot of possibilities and different words to say the same thing :) !
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Sentences #3 (permalink) Mon Apr 17, 2006 15:38 pm   Sentences
 

Hi navi,

Sure most of your sentences mean something but those in part 2

Quote:
A-Anybody may be out.
B-Anybody may not be in.


sound very strange to me! especially B

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Every, any, each #4 (permalink) Sat Apr 22, 2006 14:42 pm   Every, any, each
 

I agree. The sentences in Part I mean the same. So do the sentences in Part II. We can say things in a lot of different ways and mean one thing.
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