[ILUG] [OT] - One for the IPv6 guys

[David Golden]

On Friday 13 October 2006 18:01, paul at clubi.ie wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Oct 2006, Thomas Bridge wrote:
> >> The emphasis on "single" is quite redundant, it's implied by
> >> 'any'.
> >
> > No it isn't.
>
> Any: "One out of an indefinite set"
>

That's just not what my dictionary says for "any", nor how I encounter 
it in common english usage.

Of course, there IS NO 100% authoritative dictionary for english, but
let me assure you that thew "paul.jakma::any" definition is just not 
what you can assume "any" means when talking to people!

Chambers:

http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/features/chref/chref.py/main?query=any

Any : 1. one, no matter which.  
      2. some, no matter which.
...


Dictionary.com is not the dictionary I use normally (being somewhat 
american), but it is also handily online without charge for use:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/any

Of the several meanings given there from various american dictionaries, 
here's a couple...

one, a, an, or some; one or more without specification or identification

One, some, every, or all without specification


So there. Neener neener neener.