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As a non-native speaker,when when I read the books about grammar,I learnobserve that usually use everything in positive sentence and anything in negative or interrogative sentence.But..

We usually use everything for a positive sentence and anything for a negative or interrogative sentence.

But I often see sentences in some magazines and articles,like We'll do almost anything for our beloved animals.What's like "We'll do almost anything for our beloved animals."

What's the difference between them and is it changing the meaning in sentence?

As a non-native speaker,when I read the books about grammar,I learn that usually use everything in positive sentence and anything in negative or interrogative sentence.But I often see sentences in some magazines and articles,like We'll do almost anything for our beloved animals.What's the difference between them and is it changing the meaning in sentence?

As a non-native speaker, when I read the books about grammar,I observe that...

We usually use everything for a positive sentence and anything for a negative or interrogative sentence.

But I often see sentences in some magazines and articles, like "We'll do almost anything for our beloved animals."

What's the difference between them and is it changing the meaning in sentence?

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use of everything and anything

As a non-native speaker,when I read the books about grammar,I learn that usually use everything in positive sentence and anything in negative or interrogative sentence.But I often see sentences in some magazines and articles,like We'll do almost anything for our beloved animals.What's the difference between them and is it changing the meaning in sentence?