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For instance, one can say "we are discussing whether any *noun* after 'any' should be plural or singular" rather than "we are discussing whether any nouns after 'any' should be plural or singular". Note though that the general usage involves the plural, and using the singular with count nouns with "any" emphasizes that those being referred to are being spoken of as individual entities rather than in a general overarching fashion.
Conversely, one can also say "you can get any of the breads in the store", rather than being limited to "you can get any of the bread in the store". Mind you that the two are not synonymous, as using the plural of a mass noun in such a fashion, outside of idiomatic usages, commonly refers to *types* of that which is being referred to, whereas the singular refers to some whole that is made up of that which is being referred to in general. |
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