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Can I say "My book doesn't have any major mistake?"[1] I'm suddenly unsure, and google doesn't help because 'any' is too common a word. Andor does anyone have OED?

[1] Originally 'faux pas', but that's confusing because it's spelt the same in singular and plural.

Date: 2006-03-15 04:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angelofthenorth.livejournal.com
I'd have put

My book doesn't have any major mistake, but may have some minor incorrect details.

One would probably say 'a' rather than 'any' tho