Anytime as an Adverb

[nq:1]Can anyone give me an example of using the adverb 'anytime'?[/nq]
Somebody will probably do that anytime soon.

Skitt (in Hayward, California)
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[nq:1]Can anyone give me an example of using the adverb 'anytime'?[/nq]
Sure. I can give you one anytime.

[nq:2]Can anyone give me an example of using the adverb 'anytime'?[/nq]
[nq:1]Sure. I can give you one anytime.[/nq]
I don't get it. Why is 'anytime' correct there, while it would make sense to use 'any time' (and not 'anytime') as a reply to 'thanks'?

[nq:2]Sure. I can give you one anytime.[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't get it. Why is 'anytime' correct there, while it would make sense to use 'any time' (and not 'anytime') as a reply to 'thanks'?[/nq]
In my opinion, "any time" is correct to use any time. I personally don't like the look of the word "anytime" and don't use it. However, I do use and don't mind seeing words like "anyhow", "anywhere",

[nq:2]Can anyone give me an example of using the adverb 'anytime'?[/nq]
[nq:1]Somebody will probably do that anytime soon.[/nq]
Whoa, Alec: I believe you slipped into TCE. A similar but more likely sentence in AmE is 'No one will do that anytime soon'. In BrE, the 'any' and the 'time' are separated.

Charles Riggs

[nq:2]Sure. I can give you one anytime.[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't get it. Why is 'anytime' correct there, while it would make sense to use 'any time' (and not 'anytime') as a reply to 'thanks'?[/nq]
It doesn't make any less sense to say "anytime." It's merely a question of convention.
The following is from The Columbia Guide to Standard American English by Kenneth G. Wilson, (C) 1993.