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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Plural or singual for words after ANY

When reading my bosses email, his first language is Spanish, so I am thinking it is a conversion issue. The question is: Should he use plurals for:

If you have any question?

Should it be: If you have any questions?

Review Policy twice a year to make sure you are aware of any update.

Should it be: Review Policy twice a year to make sure you are aware of any updates.

This makes me wonder everytime.

Thanks,

Michele
  

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Anonymous When reading my bosses email, his first language is Spanish, so I am thinking it is a conversion issue. The question is: Should he use plurals for: My boss's first language is Spanish. In his email I see something that may be a simple translation problem.

— Philip

  • Anonymous When reading my bosses email, his first language is Spanish, so I am thinking it is a conversion issue.
  • The question is: Should he use plurals for: My boss's first language is Spanish.
  • In his email I see something that may be a simple translation problem.
  • Yes, they would normally be in the plural in English.
  • This is an example of 'interference', where a pattern in the native language is different from the pattern in the second language.
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AnonymousWhen reading my bosses email, his first language is Spanish, so I am thinking it is a conversion issue. The question is: Should he use plurals for:

My boss's first language is Spanish. In his email I see something that may be a simple translation problem.

Yes, they would normally be in the plural in English. This is an example of
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