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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Somewhere vs anywhere

Hi,

I know the following sentence:'Let's go somewhere quiet to sit' is correct,but what about 'Let's go anywhere quiet to sit'?

If they're bothe correct,do they give different senses?

P.S. I know 'any' is used in the negative and questions only,am I right or what?
  

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Anonymous Let's go anywhere quiet to sit Very unidiomatic to my ear. Anonymous I know 'any' is used in the negative and questions only,am I right or what? Not correct.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Let's go anywhere quiet to sit Very unidiomatic to my ear.
  • Anonymous I know 'any' is used in the negative and questions only,am I right or what?
  • Not correct.
  • 'any' is used in negatives and questions, but not only in those situations.
  • CJ
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AnonymousLet's go anywhere quiet to sit
Very unidiomatic to my ear.

AnonymousI know 'any' is used in the negative and questions only,am I right or what?
Not correct. 'any' is used in negatives and questions, but not only in those situations.

CJ
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CalifJim
AnonymousLet's go anywhere quiet to sit
Very unidiomatic to my ear.
AnonymousI know 'any' is used in the negative and questions only,am I right or what?
Not correct. 'any' is used in negatives and questions, but not only in those situations. CJ
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AnonymousWhat's wrong with my 'in the negative and questions'?
It's not a parallel structure.

the negative - questions

If you want the plural questions, then use the plural negatives to go with it.

negatives - questions

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But maybe that wasn't the issue you were focusing on.
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