English term
NO/ANY
there have been---changes in the new edition (no/any)
there has been---change in the new edition (no/any)
| 5 +9 | no |
Colin Rowe
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| 4 +3 | Four possible correct versions. |
Jack Doughty
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| 4 | no change |
Kim Metzger
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| 4 | It depends |
DLyons
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Feb 1, 2012 18:30: Trudy Peters changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
PRO (1): lorenab23
Non-PRO (3): Tony M, Kim Metzger, Trudy Peters
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Responses
Germany
Par Excellence Translations
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
no
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NancyLynn
6 mins
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Thanks!
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Melanie Nassar
: short and sweet, and fast to boot
18 mins
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Thanks!
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Maria Fokin
19 mins
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Thanks!
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Paul Lambert
: Pretty straightforward, I think.
23 mins
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To a native speaker, certainly. Thanks!
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Lara Barnett
33 mins
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Thanks!
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Tony M
35 mins
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Thanks, gent!
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Ingo Dierkschnieder
4 hrs
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Danke!
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Phong Le
20 hrs
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Thanks!
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Mehmet Hascan
21 hrs
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Thanks!
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Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
no change
It depends
there has been A change in the new edition (no/any)
there have been SOME changes in the new edition (no/any)
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Colin Rowe
: Slightly misleading. It doesn't *depend* as it stands here. Of the options "no/any" about which the asker is inquiring, only "no" is correct here. "any" is wrong without a preceding "not".
11 mins
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United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Four possible correct versions.
There have not been any changes in the new edition.
There has been no change in the new edition
There has not been any change in the new edition.
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Note added at 12 mins (2012-02-01 17:30:23 GMT)
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"Any" requires the verb to be negative.
"No" requires the verb to be positive.
But all are correct.
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NancyLynn
1 min
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Thank you.
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Colin Rowe
: See discussion
2 mins
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I've looked at the discussion and it seems to me to support what I am saying.
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Tony M
32 mins
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Тhank you.
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: Good explanation, more helpful than simply giving the answer.
1 day 24 mins
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Thank you!
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Discussion
but
there have been NO changes in the new edition