Some Important Information
Use of Some and Any
Some
'Some' is used with count and noncount nouns in positive
sentences.
Example:
There is some hope that we can provide a buffer.
There is some anxiety about hard coding the data.
There are some programmers who work with data that needs to be hard coded.
There are some users who never clean out the cache.
Any
Use 'any' with both count and noncount nouns in negative
sentences.
Example:
There isn't any time left to go through the cascade of open windows on this computer.
There aren't any clients left who don't want to use social media to market their business.
Use 'any' with both count and noncount nouns in questions.
Example:
Is there any software that will help us create a good header?
Are there any hired guns available for this project?
Compound Words with 'Any' and 'Some'
Many compound nouns are constructed with 'any' and 'some'
somebody -- anybody
someone -- anyone
something -- anything
somewhere -- anywhere
Use the same rules as 'any' and 'some' with these compound nouns. Use compound nouns with 'any-' in negative sentences and questions. Use compounds nouns with 'some-' in positive sentences.
Example:
Is there anybody who would like to use the command line?
There isn't anybody who could change that component in a hot swap.
The code monkey wants to work somewhere in San Francisco.
Jack wants to protect his wireless network so nobody will turn his computer into a hotspot.
NOTE: 'somebody - someone' and 'anybody - anyone' are synonymous and can be used interchangeably.