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Any
and some can be synonymous; that is, they may have the same
meaning. Both may be used in affirmative or negative questions:
Examples:
Will you have
any?
Will you have
some?
Won’t you have
any?
Won’t you have
some?
Generally, it is better to use some, not any, for
affirmative statements and answers.
Correct: You may have some. Yes, I’d like some.
Incorrect: You may have any.
For negative statements and answers, it usually makes more sense to use any.
Examples:
I don’t want any trouble.
I can’t have any pets in my apartment.
Awkward: I can’t have some pets in my apartment.
Note that it would be fine to leave out any in the above examples
entirely.
Examples:
I don’t want trouble.
I can’t have pets in my apartment.
Make sure you don’t use no when you mean any or you
will have what is called a double negative.
Incorrect: I don’t want no apple pie.
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5. I don’t care for ice cream with my chocolate cake.
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