No longer and anymore.

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Hello,Can no longer and anymore be used interchangeably?

Hoangnam2008 · Accepted Answer

Hi,

I have similar thinking with you. But the structure might be different.

Dave_anon · Answer

Hi Jeff

Other teachers can give more details but, just to deal with Hoangnam's point..

In the basic usage, the structure would be different..

- I no longer go to school

- I do not go to school anymore

Both are correct and mean the same thing: I used to go to school but now I do not

There is more to the subject. For example: when to use "any more"; and when to use "anymore". (I would treat it as one word in the example above)

I hope this helps, as a start, Dave

Jeff_Mosawy · Answer

dave_anon
Hi Jeff

Other teachers can give more details but, just to deal with Hoangnam's point..

In the basic usage, the structure would be different..

- I no longer go to school

- I do not go to school anymore

Both are correct and mean the same thing: I used to go to school but now I do not

There is more to the subject. For example: when to use "any more"; and when to use "anymore". (I would treat it as one word in the example above)

I hope this helps, as a start, Dave

Thank you Dave for your answer.

It was good for me. I have another question about those. I think anymore can be used when I am angry ro upset a little, right? Let me show you what I mean.

Imagine that a mother is angry because her little boy always play football in a dirty place and his cloth becomes dirty. So the mother tells her little boy loudly: Don't play football anymore!

So in the above example, the mother was so angry and I think she cannot use no longer instead of anymore.

Please tell me if I am correct or not.

Thank you once again.

Dave_anon · Answer

Hi Jeff

I think you are quite right about that. If a person is angry or giving an order then the words you gave cannot easily be interchanged

I think that is because, in modern speech, in this type of sentence, the stress is at the end. I can imagine an old-fashioned sentence..

- You will no longer play football!

This is correct but doesn't sound right anymore - it is quite formal

So yes, I agree. With anger, or a command, the word "anymore", at the end of the sentence, is correct

Best regards, Dave

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