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Final-Fan said:
Jay520 said:
RolStoppable said:

Threads are supposed to have substance. No wonder you rarely make one any, you lazy bum.

Because the antecedent, threads, is plural, you must use a plural pronoun like 'any'.

I'm not so sure.  I don't think I would find fault in the following:  "I hunt deer, but they are rare here.  I seldom get one when I hunt."  


'any' would still be more appropriate than 'one'.

Honestly, I'm not too sure either. I just know plural antecedent = plural pronoun & singular antecedent = singular pronoun. That'a basic rule in the English language. The sentence you used may just be a common case where a sentence sounds fine, but isn't.

When you say the sentence again, this time using 'any', then the sentence sounds better IMO.