Master confusing words with ease
Any thing vs. Anything
Any thing
/ˈˌɛni ˌθɪŋ/Examples:
She'll do anything to make her dreams come true.Is there anything else you need from the store?Do you have anything planned for the weekend?
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Anything
/ˈeniθɪŋ/Examples:
Clyde was getting very bold to even suggest anything like that.No man ever really gave me anything."'I have not yet arrived at anything deeper, mother.'
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Any thing is less common and usually used when emphasizing individuality or separation of items.
- Anything is a compound word and more commonly used to refer to any object, event, or matter, often in a more general sense.
- Remember anything is like something and nothing, which are also compound words typically used to express indefinite quantities or elements.
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