Something vs Anything!

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Sir,

Did i do something wrong?
or
Did i do anything wrong?

which is correct?
 
Sir,

Did i do something wrong?
or
Did i do anything wrong?

which is correct?
***NOT A TEACHER***Good afternoon. I was taught this difference: (1) Did I do ANYthing wrong? You have no idea. Maybe the boss will say, "No, you didn't. Fine job." Or he might say, "Just a little mistake. Don't worry about it." (2) The boss calls you to his office. He looks angry. You suspect that maybe you did a bad job. "Sir, did I do SOMEthing wrong?" The boss might say, "You guessed right! And I'm going to fire you!" Or he might say, "No, you didn't. You did a fine job. I'm angry with someone else -- not you. Don't worry." Thank you.
 
***NOT A TEACHER***Good afternoon. I was taught this difference: (1) Did I do ANYthing wrong? You have no idea. Maybe the boss will say, "No, you didn't. Fine job." Or he might say, "Just a little mistake. Don't worry about it." (2) The boss calls you to his office. He looks angry. You suspect that maybe you did a bad job. "Sir, did I do SOMEthing wrong?" The boss might say, "You guessed right! And I'm going to fire you!" Or he might say, "No, you didn't. You did a fine job. I'm angry with someone else -- not you. Don't worry." Thank you.
Good evening, TheParser. I hope you are well.
Have you ever considered leaving some white space in your posts? For example, starting a new numbered point on a new line? Please don't take this as a criticism. I think your posts are worth reading, and I think you could make them more readable.
Of course, you can ignore my advice as you see fit.
Bye bye, and have a good night.
 
Good evening, TheParser. I hope you are well.
Have you ever considered leaving some white space in your posts? For example, starting a new numbered point on a new line? Please don't take this as a criticism. I think your posts are worth reading, and I think you could make them more readable.
Of course, you can ignore my advice as you see fit.
Bye bye, and have a good night.
Good afternoon, VIP Member. Thank you for your suggestion. I am basically (completely) computer illiterate. So I don't know how to do what the other posters do. I am trying to leave spaces with these sentences. I hope it works. Thank you.
 
Good afternoon, VIP Member. Thank you for your suggestion. I am basically (completely) computer illiterate. So I don't know how to do what the other posters do. I am trying to leave spaces with these sentences. I hope it works. Thank you.
Sorry, VIP Member. It did not work. Sorry.
 
Sorry, VIP Member. It did not work. Sorry.
Dear VIP member:
Someone has just told me what to do in order to start a new line.

You can't believe that anyone could be so dumb?

Well, let me introduce myself.

Thanks again for the constructive advice.
 
Sorry, VIP Member. It did not work. Sorry.
Hello, TheParser.
Don't be awed by the title VIP member. It's not something that one is born with or even achieves, but it is thrust upon one after a certain number of posts. I would not choose such a title for myself.
I would be pleased if you called me Raymott. :-D
 
Don't be so hard to yourself.
Everyone was a beginner once, too. :up:

Cheers!
Thank you, Nightmare, for your kind words.
It's great learning something new -- even at my age!!!

Have a great day.
 
Hello, TheParser.
Don't be awed by the title VIP member. It's not something that one is born with or even achieves, but it is thrust upon one after a certain number of posts. I would not choose such a title for myself.
I would be pleased if you called me Raymott. :-D
Thank you again, Raymott, for your excellent advice.

I DO enjoy spacing the sentences.
 
Hello, TheParser.
Don't be awed by the title VIP member. It's not something that one is born with or even achieves, but it is thrust upon one after a certain number of posts. I would not choose such a title for myself.
I would be pleased if you called me Raymott. :-D

Shall we settle on VIP? ;-)
 
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