Anything But That | search
Click here to view Anything But That news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Idiom/phrase which means "to pretend not to understand or know"Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.
- Use "have" or "has" any/anyone/anything in the question?Anyone and anything are pronouns taking singular agreement. Any (in the sense under discussion) is a determiner used to reference singular, plural and mass nouns: Has any pupil managed to solve this? // Is there any rice left? // Have any birds landed yet? –
- What is the difference between "nothing but", "anything but", and ...You don't want anything else. Anything but A. Means that you don't want A. You could have B or C, or maybe even both B and C (and even E if someone offers) - but NOT A! Everything but A. Means that A is the only thing you don't want. You do want the rest of the entire alphabet - but NOT A!
- "Is there something wrong?" or "Is there anything wrong?"As others have said, there's no difference in meaning between anything and something, but there are important grammatical differences. (1) Only something is used in independent positive statements. We can say Something is wrong, but we can't say *Anything is wrong. (2) Only anything is used in negative statements.
- Anything and everything - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeFor example, you could say "Please feel free to change anything and everything that needs revision." Alternatively you can say something like "Feel free to make any changes you deem appropriate." Side-note: I find it mildly humorous that the idiom "anything and everything" generally means neither. Share.
More
