There is any + N
This maybe weird to ask but seldomly I hear people come up with these statement:
- There is any problem
- This additional wheel would cause any problem
Is this grammatically wrong?
In these situation I understand as "There is not any problem" and "This additional wheel would not cause any problem"
It might be that I misheard the n't
but I am not sure the reason why I miss this particular sound.
-
There is any problemwrong - There isn't any problem correct
- Is there any problem? correct
So when you think you heard sentence #1, you are right that you probably missed the n't
. When people speak fast, it is possible that they barely pronounce the n't
, but you should hear a longer pause after is
, or a soft 'uh' or 'n' sound: There 'isuh' any problem / There 'isn' any problem.