I guess some users of the English language have what I will call ‘respect’ for certain words. So, whenever they are using the terms, they try to demonstrate this by all means. One easy way they do so ...

Your understanding is correct, Esther. Any is normally used with plural and uncountable nouns in questions, negative and conditional sentences: Do we have any beer? ~ Yes, we do. It's in the fridge.

Very recently Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that “money doesn’t grow on trees” during his speech to the nation where he defended his economic reforms. If the popular saying is changed to “Monies ...