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Use of the word "Some"

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Reply Mon 9 Feb, 2004 06:45 pm
Is it wrong to say we should buy pears? Or must you say we should buy SOME pears? Is there a grammaticle rule about this sort of thing?
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Mon 9 Feb, 2004 06:47 pm
Either way sounds right to me. And it's a GRAMMATICAL rule!
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oristarA
 
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Reply Tue 10 Feb, 2004 02:47 pm
Good rule Phoenix. Very Happy
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McTag
 
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Reply Tue 10 Feb, 2004 04:01 pm
The meaning is slightly different:

We should buy pears- rather than apples, say.

We should buy some pears- we will need five or six.

But both are correct.
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