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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
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'Anything' or 'something'?

In the sentence Never regret (anything, something), it seems that anything is appropriate. But I wonder why using something is not okay...
  

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Rommel In the sentence Never regret (anything, something), it seems that anything is appropriate. But I wonder why using something is not okay... Something is used in the affirmative: I forgot something.

  • Rommel In the sentence Never regret (anything, something), it seems that anything is appropriate.
  • But I wonder why using something is not okay...
  • Something is used in the affirmative: I forgot something.
  • Did you forget something?
  • Anything is used in the negative and sometimes in the interrogative: I didn't forget anything.
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RommelIn the sentence Never regret (anything, something), it seems that anything is appropriate. But I wonder why using something is not okay...
Something is used in the affirmative: I forgot something. Did you forget something?

Anything is used in the negative and sometimes in the interrogative: I didn't forget anything. Did

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