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any rule or any rules

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:06 pm
by Tukanja
How this should be said

Do you know any general rule on when to use..
Do you know any general rules on when to use..

Thanks

Re: any rule or any rules

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:40 am
by maazrah
Hi,

With "any" you can possibly receive multiple answers, so you should use "rules".

You can also say,

"Do you know a general rule on when to use..."

Hope that helps,
Maaz
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