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    navi tasan is offline Key Member
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    Default every/any

    Are these sentences correct:

    1-I like working with any technician.
    2-I like working with every technician.

    3-I like working with any techincian.
    4-I like working with every technician.

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    Apart from the typo in #3, what's the difference between the first and second set?
    They're correct, though not synonymous.
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    Default Re: every/any

    Thanks a lot TDOL and sorry for the mess-up.
    The second set was supposed to be:

    3-I would like working with any techincian.
    4-I would like working with every technician.

    At first I did not see the difference in the meanings. Now I think I get it.

    3 would mean: any one will do.
    4 would mean: I would like to work with all of them individually.

    Am I correct?

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