What does “anything you say will be used against you in court” exactly mean?

Question

Is it really “anything” and how will it be used? Never thought about it, but it sounds kind of strange.

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Answer 1

Fictional American cops always say “anything you say can and will be used against you”, which drives me nuts because it’s not true. The real warning is just with “can”, like the British one.

Edit to add: I thnk the exact wording varies by area, but I can’t imagine any version says “can and will”, given that it’s not true. e.g. this parge document doesn’t contain the phrase “can and will” https://scholar.smu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1209&context=smulr