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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Is it "any good"?
What is the difference between the two sentences above? How is the meaning changed by adding "any"?
A. Is it good?
B. Is it any good?
Which of the following is correct to say? If both are OK, what is the difference in meaning?
C. How does your food taste? Is it any good?
D. How does your food taste? Is it good?
If my example sentences are not good enough, provide another, please.
A. Is it good?
B. Is it any good?
Which of the following is correct to say? If both are OK, what is the difference in meaning?
C. How does your food taste? Is it any good?
D. How does your food taste? Is it good?
If my example sentences are not good enough, provide another, please.
Top answer
Which of the following is correct to say? If both are OK, what is the difference in meaning? C.
- Which of the following is correct to say?
- If both are OK, what is the difference in meaning?
- C.
- How does your food taste?
- Is it any good?
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Which of the following is correct to say? If both are OK, what is the difference in meaning?
C. How does your food taste? Is it any good? (I tasted it and I think it is terrible. This is not used very much. Here are some examples: Some of the apples in the bag are rotten. Are there any good ones? The milk has been in the fridge for a few days long
C. How does your food taste? Is it any good? (I tasted it and I think it is terrible. This is not used very much. Here are some examples: Some of the apples in the bag are rotten. Are there any good ones? The milk has been in the fridge for a few days long
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars, for your helpful response and examples.
Just to confirm my understanding, adding "any" like in the sentence "Is it any good?" means that I'm somehow expecting a negative answer?
Is it also somewhat wishing for any positive answer, but it's more likely the answer is negative?
Just to confirm my understanding, adding "any" like in the sentence "Is it any good?" means that I'm somehow expecting a negative answer?
Is it also somewhat wishing for any positive answer, but it's more likely the answer is negative?
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C. How does your food taste? Is it any good?
D. How does your food taste? Is it good?
To my ear, the addition of "any" shows the speaker is doubtful that it's good. Maybe it doesn't look good to the speaker. Nevertheless, the speaker is willing to be surprised that it tastes very good in spite of
D. How does your food taste? Is it good?
To my ear, the addition of "any" shows the speaker is doubtful that it's good. Maybe it doesn't look good to the speaker. Nevertheless, the speaker is willing to be surprised that it tastes very good in spite of
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This makes perfect sense to me now. Thank you, CJ, for your explanation. 
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