{"id":55468,"date":"2016-12-21T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/?p=55468"},"modified":"2016-11-17T11:31:33","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T03:31:33","slug":"any-question-or-any-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/archives\/55468","title":{"rendered":"Contact me if you have ANY QUESTIONS or ANY QUESTION?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff6600;\">When writing work emails, we often sign off with a polite\u00a0\u201cplease do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.\u201d But is it ANY QUESTIONS or ANY QUESTION?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55474\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/vt-blog\/www\/2016\/11\/6871d771-contact-me-if-you-have-any-question-or-any-questions-.png\" alt=\"Contact me if you have ANY QUESTIONS or ANY QUESTION?\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/6871d771-contact-me-if-you-have-any-question-or-any-questions-.png 560w, https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/6871d771-contact-me-if-you-have-any-question-or-any-questions--300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><b>The problem: any question vs. any questions<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have to write emails for work, you have probably come across this issue: should the word \u201cany\u201d be followed by a singular or plural noun?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expressions like \u201clet me know if you have any questions\u201d or \u201ccontact me if you have any queries\u201d are the norm, but using the same noun in its singular form (any question, any query) is now commonplace. Is this wrong?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/DUrdT2xEmJWbS\" width=\"480\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/DUrdT2xEmJWbS\">(via GIPHY)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The answer is a bit more complicated than just right or wrong; while it is not necessarily incorrect to use a singular noun after the word \u201cany\u201d, there is a slight difference in the meaning of the sentence. Let\u2019s take a closer look at the following expressions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have <\/span><b>any information<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about the project?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have <\/span><b>any questions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about the project?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have <\/span><b>any question<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about the project?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sentence (a) shows an <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uncountable noun<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>information<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Uncountable nouns are easier to remember as there is no variation. But sentences (b) and (c) show a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">countable noun<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in its plural and singular form, respectively. If you want to know more about countable and uncountable nouns, check out this quick guide from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.oxforddictionaries.com\/grammar\/countable-nouns\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oxford Dictionaries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Which one should I use?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/worldservice\/learningenglish\/grammar\/learnit\/learnitv303.shtml\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBC Learning English<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the difference between the two sentences lies in the meaning: while (b) is interpreted simply as \u201cDo you have questions?\u201d, (c) seems to emphasize <\/span><b>any<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as in <\/span><b>any type<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (e.g. \u201cDo you have <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">any kind<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of question?\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[ctt template=&#8221;1&#8243; link=&#8221;pccb8&#8243; via=&#8221;no&#8221; ]\u201cDo you have any questions?\u201d and \u201cDo you have any question?\u201d are similar, but different in meaning. Read more on https:\/\/goo.gl\/SH0pRx [\/ctt]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When in doubt, think about the meaning you want to convey. Do you want to say \u201csend me an email if you have <\/span><b style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">queries in general<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, or \u201ccall me if you have <\/span><b style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">any type of query<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d? Depending on your purpose, you\u2019ll need to use either the plural or singular form of the noun.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Want to know more?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019d like to find out more about this handy little word and its many uses, watch this cool video lesson about the differences between <\/span><b>some<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>any<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/embed\/26911\" width=\"560\" height=\"535\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And if you want more work-related tips, make sure you check out our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/channel\/business\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Channel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at VoiceTube!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When writing work emails, we often sign off with a polite\u00a0\u201cplease do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.\u201d But is it ANY QUESTIONS or ANY QUESTION?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1383],"tags":[904,368,170],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Contact me if you have ANY QUESTIONS or ANY QUESTION?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is the correct form: any question or any questions? 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