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Klavier Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Any more - any longer
Hello. Do they have the same meaning and therefore always interchangeable?
My trousers are too tight. They don't fit me any more/any longer.
She doesn't live here any more/any longer.
My trousers are too tight. They don't fit me any more/any longer.
She doesn't live here any more/any longer.
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That's a fairly interesting question. I think that they are always interchangeable. There is probably some difference between them for native speakers but from a grammar point of view they are interchangeable.
- That's a fairly interesting question.
- I think that they are always interchangeable.
- There is probably some difference between them for native speakers but from a grammar point of view they are interchangeable.
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That's a fairly interesting question. I think that they are always interchangeable. There is probably some difference between them for native speakers but from a grammar point of view they are interchangeable.
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In the context under consideration they are always interchangeable.
They are not absolutely interchangeable, of course, because they can be used in another context:
I couldn't possibly wear trousers any longer than these. In fact, I think these are already too long.
I already have too many problems. I certainly don't want any more.
CJ
They are not absolutely interchangeable, of course, because they can be used in another context:
I couldn't possibly wear trousers any longer than these. In fact, I think these are already too long.
I already have too many problems. I certainly don't want any more.
CJ
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Yes, I was thinking in the context of time. And the explanation is clear for the other contexts.
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