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Nikaaa Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

pronoun

what is the difference between these sentences?

does she say something?
does she say anything to Jane?
  

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Hi Quite often the two are the same. To 'say something' can be idiomatic. It means to make a remark that is relevant in a particular way - He really shouldn't wear that awful shirt - someone should say something [= tell him that the shirt looks awful] 'Anything' would not work there Dave

— Dave_anon

  • Hi Quite often the two are the same.
  • To 'say something' can be idiomatic.
  • It means to make a remark that is relevant in a particular way - He really shouldn't wear that awful shirt - someone should say something [= tell him that the shirt looks awful] 'Anything' would not work there Dave
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Hi

Quite often the two are the same. To 'say something' can be idiomatic. It means to make a remark that is relevant in a particular way

- He really shouldn't wear that awful shirt - someone should say something
[= tell him that the shirt looks awful]

'Anything' would not work there

Dave
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The obvious difference is that one sentence mentions Jane and the other doesn't. It would make more sense to compare these two:

Does she say something to Jane?
Does she say anything to Jane?

In most cases there is no significant difference between these.

Sentences should begin with a capital letter.
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