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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Any/Some
Do you want any of this cake?
Do you want some of this cake?
Aren't both correct? Thanks
Do you want some of this cake?
Aren't both correct? Thanks
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Hi, Do you want any of this cake? Do you want some of this cake? Aren't both correct?
- Hi, Do you want any of this cake?
- Do you want some of this cake?
- Aren't both correct?
- Yes.
- But the former suggests more strongly that the speaker is considering the possibility you may want no cake at all.
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Hi,
Do you want any of this cake?
Do you want some of this cake?
Aren't both correct? Yes.
But the former suggests more strongly that the speaker is considering the possibility you may want no cake at all.
Clive
Do you want any of this cake?
Do you want some of this cake?
Aren't both correct? Yes.
But the former suggests more strongly that the speaker is considering the possibility you may want no cake at all.
Clive
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Correct? Yes. Equally polite? No.
The first sounds like you're going to throw it out if you don't eat it right now. "You want any of this? 'Cause it's going in the trash tonight, so if you want some, you better get some before it gets even more stale."
The second sounds like you have more than one cake, and you're asking if the person wants some of this one, instead of that one
The first sounds like you're going to throw it out if you don't eat it right now. "You want any of this? 'Cause it's going in the trash tonight, so if you want some, you better get some before it gets even more stale."
The second sounds like you have more than one cake, and you're asking if the person wants some of this one, instead of that one
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Grammar GeekIf you remove the "this" then both are the same.Do you want any of cake?
Do you want some of cake?
CJ
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Whooops.
Remove "of this" and they are the same.
Do you want some cake?
Do you want any cake?
Though having read Clive's post (posted while I was writing mine) I do agree that "Do you want any cake?" sounds like you are less sure if they want any at all.
Remove "of this" and they are the same.
Do you want some cake?
Do you want any cake?
Though having read Clive's post (posted while I was writing mine) I do agree that "Do you want any cake?" sounds like you are less sure if they want any at all.
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Grammar GeekI do agree that "Do you want any cake?" sounds like you are less sure if they want any at all.Or hopeful that they don't want any! any sounds stingy there in comparison to some, doesn't it?
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