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azkad

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Hi there,

Could you please show any difference between the sentences?

Have you got time to do the washing-up?
Have you got any time to do the washing-up?

Does 'any' change the meaning of the sentence?
 

bhaisahab

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Hi there,

Could you please show any difference between the sentences?

Have you got time to do the washing-up?
Have you got any time to do the washing-up?

Does 'any' change the meaning of the sentence?

It's unnatural with "any".
 

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Thank you,
But what about the following sentences:

Have you got friends in Paris?
Have you got any friends in Paris?
 

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Thank you,
But what about the following sentences:

Have you got friends in Paris?
Have you got any friends in Paris?

They mean the same.
 

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They mean the same.
 
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