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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Do you have any pens?

Do you have pens?

Are they different? Can they mean the same thing?

I don't have any cars.

I don't have cars.

Are they different? Can they mean the same thing?
  

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Do you have any pens? Do you have pens? Are they different?

  • Do you have any pens?
  • Do you have pens?
  • Are they different?
  • #1 suggests more to me that you want one of my pens, if I have any.
  • It's very commonly said.
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Do you have any pens?

Do you have pens?

Are they different?
#1 suggests more to me that you want one of my pens, if I have any. It's very commonly said.

#2 sounds a little more like you are just curious. It's a less common wording.

Can they mean the same thing?

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