I have found an article from BBC.
Here is part of the passage.
There are any number of sayings about the power of the smile. 'Peace begins with a smile.' 'A smile is the universal welcome.' 'Life is short but a smile only takes a second.' All good advice. But it may not be as simple as that. According to new research, if you want to make a good impression when you meet people, it's not just that you smile. It's how you smile.
What is the meaning of 'There are any number of'.
What I want to focus is the word, 'any'.
Is this phrase as same as 'there is a number of'?
Thx for your kind help
English
2010-06-11 1:01 am
回答 (4)
2010-06-11 2:46 am
✔ 最佳答案
Any number of是慣用語，即「很多很多」、「無數」、「太多」之意，並帶有no particular amount的含意。There are any number of sayings about the power of the smile.
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There are many many sayings about the power of smile.
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There are thousands of sayings about the power of smile.
如何造句，全視乎講者／作者的個人喜好。
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2010-06-11 8:10 pm
I think it's just a typing mistake.
It should be "many".
It should be "many".
2010-06-11 4:57 am
According to Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
any number of = many
e.g. There could be any number of reasons why she is late.
any number of = many
e.g. There could be any number of reasons why she is late.
2010-06-11 1:12 am
I think that was just a typing mistake (typo)
I think the web just wanted to say
Many number of sayings
I think the web just wanted to say
Many number of sayings
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