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Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Anything/something
Can one use:
1) I have never seen something like that.
instead of:
2) I have never seen anything like that.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1) I have never seen something like that.
instead of:
2) I have never seen anything like that.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
It would be understood, but I'd stick with anything . COCA has eight matches for I have never seen anything like that and none for I have never seen something like that . There are 85 for never seen anything like that , and five for never seen something like that , one of which is a duplicate, and all of which were spoken.
- It would be understood, but I'd stick with anything .
- COCA has eight matches for I have never seen anything like that and none for I have never seen something like that .
- There are 85 for never seen anything like that , and five for never seen something like that , one of which is a duplicate, and all of which were spoken.
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It would be understood, but I'd stick with anything.
COCA has eight matches for I have never seen anything like that and none for I have never seen something like that.
There are 85 for never seen anything like that, and five for never seen something like that, one of which is a duplicate, and all of which were spoken.
COCA has eight matches for I have never seen anything like that and none for I have never seen something like that.
There are 85 for never seen anything like that, and five for never seen something like that, one of which is a duplicate, and all of which were spoken.
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