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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
somewhere and anywhere
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"Is there somewhere you have always dreamed about travelling to but have never had the chance? Tell us where and why you would like to go and you could win a week’s, all expense paid holidays to the destination of your choice."
What happens if I substitute anywhere for somewhere?
I just want to know if I see this right.
somewhere = a place
anywhere = although the sentence is interrogative, still it sounds with anywhere odd to me.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=anywhere&r=66
Is anywhere and adv. or noun, here, BTW? IMO, it is the latter.
The other thing that I am feeling inconvenient with is the prep about. The sentence sounds better without it to me. Comments?
Thanks
"Is there somewhere you have always dreamed about travelling to but have never had the chance? Tell us where and why you would like to go and you could win a week’s, all expense paid holidays to the destination of your choice."
What happens if I substitute anywhere for somewhere?
I just want to know if I see this right.
somewhere = a place
anywhere = although the sentence is interrogative, still it sounds with anywhere odd to me.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=anywhere&r=66
Is anywhere and adv. or noun, here, BTW? IMO, it is the latter.
The other thing that I am feeling inconvenient with is the prep about. The sentence sounds better without it to me. Comments?
Thanks
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You can use "anywhere", but I would use "somewhere" as it gives the impression of a more specific place. You could also say "have always dreamed of travelling to", but you can't say "have always dreamed travelling to".
- You can use "anywhere", but I would use "somewhere" as it gives the impression of a more specific place.
- You could also say "have always dreamed of travelling to", but you can't say "have always dreamed travelling to".
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You can use "anywhere", but I would use "somewhere" as it gives the impression of a more specific place.
You could also say "have always dreamed of travelling to", but you can't say "have always dreamed travelling to".
You could also say "have always dreamed of travelling to", but you can't say "have always dreamed travelling to".
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What happens if I substitute anywhere for somewhere?You change the meaning slightly. Is there somewhere ... is more specific. Is there a specific place you've dreamed about? (I'll bet there is such a place.) It almost assumes that there is such a place you've dreamed about. anywhere i
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