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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Does some moderator...(some - any)

0 Hi,02br
00I'm often confused about 01i00some02i00 and 01i00any02i00 in certain kinds of sentences and with a certain meaning...02br
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  1. 01b00I can't find my thread. Did some moderator delete it?02b02li
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  2. 01b00I can't find my thread. Did any moderator delete it?02b02br
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00In those examples, I'm talking about 01i01b00one02b02i00 moderator, so 01i01b00some moderator02b02i00 should be ok (01i00some = to refer to a person or thing not known or identified02i00). The problem is that it's a interrogative sentence. I think I should use some anyway, since I don't think any can be used with that meaning. Any comments?02br
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  1. 01b00I need to talk to a moderator. Are any moderators available right now?02b02li
    2. 01li
  2. 01b00I need to talk to a moderator. Are some moderators available right now?02b02li
    3. 01li
  3. 01b00I need to talk to a moderator. Is any moderator available right now?02b02li
    4. 01li
  4. 01b00I need to talk to a moderator. Is some moderator available right now?02b02li
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00In these examples, I think there isn't much difference between #1 and #2, but #1 is better and sounds more like a general question (I'm asking if some moderators are available, it doesn't matter who), #2 is ok but sounds more specific (I'm asking if some of the moderators are available). Any comments?02br
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00As for #3 and #4, the problem is the same as the first couple I posted. I'm asking about 01i01b00one02b02i00 moderator, so I think I should use #3 (01i00some = to refer to a person or thing not known or identified02i00) and not #4, because I think 01i01b00any02b02i00 is not used with that meaning. Any comments?02br
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00Thank you very much in advance> 05002br
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0 I prefer:02br 02br 01i 00I can't find my thread. 02br 02br 00 I need to talk to a moderator. 02i 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 I prefer:02br 02br 01i 00I can't find my thread.
  • 02br 02br 00 I need to talk to a moderator.
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0 I prefer:02br
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01i00I can't find my thread. Did 01b00any of the moderators02b00 delete it?02br
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00 I need to talk to a moderator. Is 01b00any of the moderators02b00 available right now?02i0-
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01b10I can't find my thread. Did some moderator delete it?12br
12b10I can't find my thread. Did any moderator delete it?12blockquote
10Given only these choices, I'd say 01i00Did some moderator delete it?02i00 However, I'd really say 01i00Did a moderator delete it?02i02br
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0Thank you, I understand. I don't know how and what I understand, but I think it's clear I have to stay away from strange structures I don't really need, in the end. 05002br
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00However, I do understand that difference you pointed out, between "some' and "any" in interrogative sentences. Sometimes I feel there's not really much difference and both would be equally good,
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