Hisun
It didn't "rain any day,any of the days,any days". which one is correct? I've been told that in English you use any + plural noun, e.g. Have you got any questions? You cannot say *Have you got any question? Of course you can use any + singular noun when you mean no matter who/what e.g. Any person can join the gym. But what happens with this sentence: I went to Paris in winter. It usually rains in Paris in winter, but when I was there it didn't rain ANY DAY. I don't know why, but it doesn't sound good to me: I prefer It didn't rain any of the days I was there. What do you thinK?
Nov 4, 2008 7:18 AM
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I would say, "It didn't rain at all."
November 4, 2008
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I would agree with Derrick. The problem is you never refer to "days" anywhere before that. You say you were there over winter, so suddenly throwing in the word days throws people. "but when(while) I was there it..." "...didn't rain at all." "...never rained." "...didn't rain even once!" Note: I wrote while next to when as while is a more appropriate term for this statement. When refers to the time of an event. While refers to an interval of time. In this case you are refering to the interval of time while you were in Paris. It's more a technicality than anything, people will understand you either way.
November 4, 2008
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I didn't see any correct choices, but here are some you can use. 1. It didn't rain everyday. 2. It didn't rain on any of the days.
November 4, 2008
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Hi Hisun 'it didn't rain any of the days I was there' is not too bad. I agree with Derrick's option as the best solution. Another alternative would be 'when I was there it didn't rain on any day'
November 4, 2008
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