Talk:any

Aren't we doing separate headings for each part of speech any more? Are we sure that each of the translations works for both the pronoun and the "adjective" senses?

Also, when have we started making all of the language labels bold? Should we be doing this to all articles? Where did we discuss it? Or should we each just used our own favourite formatting on each article we touch? — Hippietrail 08:43, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Good questions. I've removed the bolding since it seems not to be standard. By the same token, I've removed the link to Ido, since linking to language names isn't standard either. (But since when are pseudolanguages like "Ido" allowed at Wiktionary anyway?) --Angr 10:13, 12 November 2005 (UTC)Reply

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any

Determiner section. The usexes "I haven't got any money. It won't do you any good." don't match the definition "A guaranteed selection from (a set). At least one, sometimes more (of a set)" and might belong under a (currently nonexistent) adjective section instead (though I don't know, as I honestly don't know what a determiner is exactly).​—msh210℠ (talk) 05:48, 4 July 2010 (UTC)Reply

According to Longman PD, occasional weak form əni → ᵊn‿i --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:03, 7 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

Unlike the plural are, the singular Is any of the children coming? implies one is expected, with uncertainty as to which (American Heritage dictionary) --Backinstadiums (talk) 22:40, 27 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

I'd like to add it as a usex but do not know what meaning is used in 'Any one of the boys' --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:32, 10 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Determiner: an indefinite or unlimited amount or number (esp in the phrases any amount or number)  

Any amount of (something): A large, non-specific amount of something; any number of (something). 

--Backinstadiums (talk) 12:35, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

ANY: Exceeding normal limits, as in size or duration: The patient cannot endure chemotherapy for any length of time. --Backinstadiums (talk) 08:41, 3 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

Just as we have none too, as in I wasn't any too easy in my mind --Backinstadiums (talk) 08:57, 27 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

As in I wasn't any too friendly to my exboyfriend last night, meaning I was all too mean/rude. JMGN (talk) 22:30, 5 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Any may take either a singular or a plural verb. In such contexts, any is elliptical for any one. --Backinstadiums (talk) 15:50, 19 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Does anyone know when and where in the U.K people said ‘any’ with the Irish pronunciation, as suggested here? Overlordnat1 (talk)|

Since asking this I’ve created the pronunciation spelling anny and added quotes which prove that this pronunciation was used until the early 19th century in England and continued to be used in dialect until the late 19th century but is now obsolete. Overlordnat1 (talk) 09:08, 9 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Occording to the LPD, the occasional weak form is /əni/ and in Irish English, any and its compounds are often /ˈæni/ JMGN (talk) 22:32, 5 August 2024 (UTC)Reply