any comment vs. any comments (singual or plural?)

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi all,

Normally in the email writing, I often ask the recipients that “please let me know if you have any comment”. I’ve used single form of “comment” for what I studied from school.

But when looking around, I’ve noticed that there are some using “any comments” for this context.

Can any one advice me which one is correct in grammar stand point of view?

Thanks very much,

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Hi SFB

You can use either comment or comments. Both are grammatically correct.
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Hi Amy, thanks for your reply.

It makes sense that both are correct.

I would think that “any comments” to stress that the recipients can give the comments as much as he/she can.

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Uhm… I’m sorry Amy, I remember you’ve already me about this but now I’ve forgot it :frowning: I tried the search box but found nothing. Could you please tell me again: what’s the difference between the 2 versions with ‘s’ and without ‘s’? Is sunflower’s idea totally correct? (I remember there’s something about emphasis…)

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The difference is whether the word ‘comment’ is used as a countable noun or as an uncountable noun. Using ‘comments’ is more suggestive of individual questions or remarks.
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Oh, I don’t exactly mean that, Amy. Now let’s get back to our sentence (long ago):
1/ There is no flower in the garden
2/ There are no flowers in the garden
(I’m sorry again that I’ve forgot what you taught me, Amy :()

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Exactly. The noun ‘comment’ pretty much falls into the same category as the noun ‘detail’. Both can be countable as well as uncountable.

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