TSQL - SOME | ANY why are they same with different names?

Question

According to MSDN BOL (Books Online) description on SOME | ANY (Transact-SQL),

SOME and ANY are equivalent.

It does make sense t

Answer 1

SOME and ANY are equivalent in the SQL-92 standard, so while it doesn't answer your question to point that out, it does indicate that the history goes back a long way.