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01cite10Minhuoc12cite10Please tell me if this sentence is correct.12br
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10"It was so late that 11b10anything could not be done12b10."12br
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10 I don't know whether your sentence is correct or not, but "It was so la

1i00Please tell me if this sentence is correct.02i02br
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01i00"It was so late that 01b00anything could not be done02b00."02i02br
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00Hi,02br
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00I agree with Paco. I know what you mean, but it's clearer to say:02br
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00"It was so late that nothing could

0 The sentence is not correct. 01i00any02i00 and words containing it should not be used as a subject of a sentences with a negated verb. Rephrase with a subject having a negative component and an affirmative form of the verb.02br
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01i00*Anyone can not see that the answer is wrong.02br
00 No one can see that the

0 Thank you, CalifJim. You got to the principle of the thing, which I couldn't do here. 0-

0I know according to your quote of Nietzsche, there are no facts but only interpretations (Nietzsche).02br
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00Let's assume for good of us that facts of rules do exist in grammar and let me ask you whether or not I can replace 01i00should 02i00in your quote to 01i00must 02i00and that will perhaps make your message clear.02b

0 "Must not" is a prohibition, but "should not" is an advice. 02br
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0 By using 01i00should02i00 instead of 01i00must02i00 I leave open the possibility that there may be a correct use of 01i00any + not02i00 which I have not thought of. I don't claim to know every single sentence pattern in English which uses the word 01i00any02i00! 05002br
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