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English grammar questions, answered by Alan

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any of these cookies

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a. You can have any of these cookies.

Does that mean
1. You can have any one of these cookies.
or
2. You can have any number of these cookies.
?

Many thanks
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Re: any of these cookies

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(Not grammar, but...) Either, depending on sense/context.
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