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Tamguatlay Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Anymore vs any more

Is "anymore" the American spelling, whereas "any more" the British spelling?

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g. g. "There isn't any more marmalade".

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  • "There isn't any more marmalade".
  • In the former case, "anymore" is wrong in BrE, while both "any more" and "anymore" are used in AmE.
  • An AmE speaker would need to comment on whether there is any perceived difference in register between the two.
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As you may well know, you need to distinguish between "any more" as an adverb, e.g. "He doesn't live here any more", and "any more" as a quantifier, e.g. "There isn't any more marmalade". In the former case, "anymore" is wrong in BrE, while both "any more" and "anymore" are used in AmE. An AmE speaker woul

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