A Closer Look at "Any"

Read through the following lines taken from a concordance of the word any.

•This is going to be a test like any other test, like, for example

•working with you.. If there are any questions about how we're going to

•and I didn't receive any materials for the November meeting

•and it probably won't make any difference. I mean, that's the next

•You can do it any way you want.

•Do you want to ask any questions? make any comments?

•I don't have any problem with that. I'm just saying

•if they make any changes, they would be minor changes.

 •I think we ought to use any kind of calculator. I think that way

•I see it and it doesn't make any sense to me, but I can take that 

 What conclusions can you draw about the use of any?
Any is a word that is very used for a lot of terms in the english study, if is used out of context it can be get in a wrong way, so we should know and be awared of all the ways we can use it.

Part 2

What are the three main uses of any in order of frequency?

Any 1: As a sinonim of nothing.

Any 2: as choosing several options

Any3: to ask if is something missing.