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Why does he use "anything", not "something"?

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Rebecca

Good question! The speaker could have used "something" instead. He most likely meant to say "anything (like that)," with the latter part being omitted during speech. Anything and something both work in this context. Ex: Do you want a drink or something? Ex: Do you want a drink or anything (like that)?

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