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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Any or No?

"There's hardly ANY fax paper left,"
"There's NO coffee left. Could you get some while you're out?"
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? PLEASE HELP
  

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"Hardly any" should be analyzed as a unit. " "Hardly any" means " almost no" in this context. no ~ not any There's no coffee left.

— Ozzourti

  • "Hardly any" should be analyzed as a unit.
  • " "Hardly any" means " almost no" in this context.
  • no ~ not any There's no coffee left.
  • = There is n't any coffee left.
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"Hardly any" should be analyzed as a unit. We don't say "There's any fax paper left." "Hardly any" means "almost no" in this context.

no ~ not any

There's no coffee left. = There isn't any coffee left.
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