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Introduction

One difference between "some" and "any" is quantity.

Some cookies could mean:
- two or three cookies (snacktime) OR
- eight thousand cookies (a cookie factory)

Any brownies: at least one brownie.
- one ⇒ an / a (compare à l'article "un(e)" en français)
- an + -y = any

Dans les phrases affirmatives, on trouve presque toujours some.
Dans les phrases négatives, any.
Pour les phrases interrogatives,
- si tu sais que quelque chose existe, emploie some
- sinon, any.


pronunciation	example
affirmative (+) ə · 'fɜrm · ə · tɪv	I have got some pennies, but I need a dollar!
negative (-) neg · ə · tɪv	You don't have any French fries!
interrogative (?) ɪn · tə · 'ra:g · ə · tɪv	Do you have any new games? May I have some chips?

something	Let's have something to eat!	someone somebody	Ask someone for help!	somewhere	Let's go somewhere fun!
anything	We don't have anything to eat!	anyone anybody	Don't ask anyone anything! - Ne demande rien à personne!	anywhere	There isn't anywhere to sit!

something / ? anything ?: quelque chose
not anything: rien (objet grammatical ❢❢ -- comme sujet grammatical utilise no-one), par exemple: Nothing is missing. / There is nothing missing
someone / somebody // ? anyone / anybody ?: quelqu'un(e)
not anyone: personne (objet grammatical ❢❢ -- comme sujet grammatical utilise no-one), par exemple: No-one is missing. / There is nobody missing.
somewhere / ? anywhere ?: quelque part
not anywhere: nulle part

Il s'agit de quelque chose qu'on peut compter ou quantifier.

==Concepts indénombrables

time -- le temps (you can count hours, minutes and seconds, but not "time" itself)
money -- l'argent (you can count pounds, pence, dollars, cents, Euros and rubles, of course)
love -- l'amour


concept	affirmative	negative	interrogative
money	I think she has some money left. left = qui reste	I don't think she has any money left.	I wonder if she has some money left. I wonder if she has any money left. to wonder = se demander
time	I think she has some time this afternoon.	I don't think she has any time this afternoon!	Does she have any time this afternoon Does she have some time this afternoon?
information (?)	We need some information.	I can't find any information about Wallace & Gromit!	Did you find any information on the web?	Did you find some information on the web?

NB: You {style="color;maroon"}will

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 |style="background:AliceBlue;"| <span style="color:maroon;">'''information'''</span> (?)
-| We need <span style="color:maroon;">'''any'''</span> information.
+| We need <span style="color:maroon;">'''some'''</span> information.
 | I can't find <span style="color:maroon;">'''any'''</span> information about Wallace & Gromit!
-| Did you find <span style="color:maroon;">'''any'''</span> time this afternoon? <br />
+| Did you find <span style="color:maroon;">'''any'''</span> information on the web? <br />
-Does she have <span style="color:maroon">'''some'''</span> time this afternoon?
+| Did you find <span style="color:maroon">'''some'''</span> information on the web?
 |}