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Lenka

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Is this sentence all right?

Give me some life.

If it is, tell me why. I thought we can use some and any only for plurals.
 

Tdol

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You can use some\any for uncountable nouns and, sometimes, for singular count nouns. Here. I presume the speaker wants the other person to reduce the stress or pressure. ;-)
 

MikeNewYork

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Lenka said:
Is this sentence all right?

Give me some life.

If it is, tell me why. I thought we can use some and any only for plurals.

That sentence doesn't work very well for me. :wink:
 
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