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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
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00I'm in trouble again...02br
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01b00I don't know of any teacher(s) who really use(s) that method for pronunciation.02b02br
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00I think it should be 01i00"teachers who really use"02i00. And it should still be 01i00"teachers who really use02i00" if I take out the "of":02br
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01b00I don't know any teacher(s) who really use(s) that method for pronunciation.02b02br
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00Using "teacher who really uses" shouldn't make sense, unless you use it in some particualr context, when you are reffering to only one teacher, as in "I don't kave any sister".02br
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00Advice? Thanks 050010id1
  

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0 To me, either would work fine. 0-

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0 To me, either would work fine. Using the singular in this context and with "any" does not necessarily mean you are referring to a specific person.0-
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0 Thanks Feebs.02br
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00How come "I don't know (of) any teacher" is ok, and "I don't have any sister" is not? It seems to me that they are the same kind of "any".02br
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00I've been trying to undertand how to use "any" for a long time, and I still haven't succeeded. I understand there are two kinds of "any":02br
001) "any" is "any one, it
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0 01b00From your examples, you do understand the differences. Have more confidence in yourself!02br
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00Any = some02b02br
01i00determiner02i00, 00pronoun00 02br
00some, or even the smallest amount or number of:02br
01font00Is there any of that lemon cake left?02fo
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