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Nadeem Khan 8298 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Some & any
Hi!
I found a definition about some and any in a grammar book. The definition is below :
When said with loud stress, some and any have different meanings :
Some people like lemon in their tea.
What time shall I come? Any time will be all right.
Do some and any change their meaning, if they are used in this manner?
Thank you very much!
I found a definition about some and any in a grammar book. The definition is below :
When said with loud stress, some and any have different meanings :
Some people like lemon in their tea.
What time shall I come? Any time will be all right.
Do some and any change their meaning, if they are used in this manner?
Thank you very much!
Top answer
SOME people like lemon in their tea. This can be used to show annoyance or disapproval that someone present takes lemon in their tea. What time shall I come?
- SOME people like lemon in their tea.
- This can be used to show annoyance or disapproval that someone present takes lemon in their tea.
- What time shall I come?
- ANY time will be all right.
- This isn't much different from the unstressed version, but it may show that the speaker is not particularly busy that day or does not mind being interrupted.
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SOME people like lemon in their tea.
This can be used to show annoyance or disapproval that someone present takes lemon in their tea.
What time shall I come? ANY time will be all right.
This isn't much different from the unstressed version, but it may show that the speaker is not particularly busy that day or does not mind being interrupted
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