Timeline for Irrespective of any "singular nouns" vs "plural nouns" [duplicate]
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| Jan 8, 2018 at 12:30 | history | closed |
Edwin Ashworth Arm the good guys in America Nigel J oerkelens user 66974 |
Duplicate of Should the noun after "any" be singular or plural? [duplicate] | |
| Jan 6, 2018 at 19:42 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | As rhitagawr has already answered you elsewhere {forum.wordreference.com}, " 'Irrespective of' is irrelevant in this context. 'Any' can be singular or plural. 'The prisoners were released irrespective of any charges that had been brought against them.' Plural. 'You'll be released irrespective of any crime you may have committed.' " [bolding mine] Thus your question is a duplicate. | |
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| Jan 6, 2018 at 19:24 | comment | added | user256007 | @EdwinAshworth Thank you. I have read it before. My question is different. Should I use plural or singular nouns after "any" in the given context? | |
| Jan 6, 2018 at 18:46 | answer | added | sardi kuka | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 6, 2018 at 17:41 | comment | added | Brian Donovan | Any as determiner by no means always determines a singular substantive. E.g., Gen 47.5 KJV: "and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle." | |
| Jan 6, 2018 at 17:06 | history | edited | user256007 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 6, 2018 at 16:35 | history | asked | user256007 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |