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Some [number] [plural noun] means "approximately [number] [plural noun]". For example:
Some seven speakers preceded me, so no one listened to my speech.
= About seven speakers preceded me, ...
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what does it mean, when a girl tells a guy, "sounds like a catch"
After you mentioned the good qualities of another female, and desire to have a female like such.
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Explain something: anything [closed]
Any seems synonymous with some in some examples, such as "Is anyone home?". And any seems synonymous with every in some examples below, and definitely not in others.
On the internet I encountered a ...
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