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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Any more

Hi,

"They don't believe the politicians in Athens can deliver any more." [From the BBC web site.]

Does the adverb "any more" qualify "don't believe" or "can deliver"?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Need more context. Could be either one. They can't do it any longer.

— Avangi

  • Need more context.
  • Could be either one.
  • They can't do it any longer.
  • They can't come up with more stuff.
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Need more context. Could be either one.

They can't do it any longer.

They can't come up with more stuff.
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Thank you, Avangi, for your reply. That's the introduction to the story:
"Some eurozone countries no longer want Greece in the bloc, Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos has said.
He accused the states of "playing with fire", as Greece scrambled to finalise an austerity plan demanded by the EU and IMF in return for a huge bailout.
Athens vowed to clarify the plan before a conference ca
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Thanks for the update, Anon.

I'm still a bit stuck on which word the expression qualifies. It could be taken either way, with essentially the same result.

So if you're interested in the meaning, I'd say it doesn't make any difference.
If you're interested in the grammar, it could be interpreted either way.

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Thank you, Avangi, for your useful reply.
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