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Which is more correct? If both are correct, do they mean the same thing? Is there a shift in emphasis?

I wonder if any person is contagious
I wonder if any people are contagious
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    Both are grammatical and mean the same thing, though neither is as idiomatic as "I wonder if anyone is contagious" (or "any of them" or "any of the people").
    – Mike Graham
    Commented Jan 17, 2020 at 21:44
  • Thanks, you're right, I should have used "any snakes are poisonous" for a better example.
    – John Henckel
    Commented Jan 17, 2020 at 23:15

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Both.

She is contagious. and/or They are contagious.

The shift in emphasis occurs separately. In the one case it is implied that a single person holds influence over something. In the other it is implied that many people have the same influence.

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