I don't think so.
It could be rephrased in the affirmative, and keep the original word: "There is nothing republicans can't screw up.", whereas "There is anything republicans can't screw up." doesn't work.
I believe "nothing" is correct here.
I don't think so.
It could be rephrased in the affirmative, and keep the original word: "There is nothing republicans can't screw up.", whereas "There is anything republicans can't screw up." doesn't work.
I believe "nothing" is correct here.
"Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?" - Homer Simpson
In English.Stackexchange.com: “I don't know nothing” vs “I don't know anything" or "You can't do nothing to me" vs "you can't do anything to me" : Answer: "In proper English, the latter is correct; the former (a double negative) is sometimes used as an affectation of dialect or slang and means the same thing."
May I suggest. TChris, that we are both correct