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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Rarely anymore
Hi,
"Hollywood rarely makes great movies anymore." [Fro The NYT.]
Doesn't the adverb "anymore" contradict the other one "rarely" in the sentence? My understanding is that 'anymore', here, means 'any longer' whereas the adverb 'rarely' implies that great movies though seldom, not so often, are still made in Hollywood.
Thank you.
"Hollywood rarely makes great movies anymore." [Fro The NYT.]
Doesn't the adverb "anymore" contradict the other one "rarely" in the sentence? My understanding is that 'anymore', here, means 'any longer' whereas the adverb 'rarely' implies that great movies though seldom, not so often, are still made in Hollywood.
Thank you.
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The usage is okay by me. ) Your explanation doesn't seem to prohibit the sentence. They have stopped frequently making great movies, and now rarely make great movies.
- The usage is okay by me.
- ) Your explanation doesn't seem to prohibit the sentence.
- They have stopped frequently making great movies, and now rarely make great movies.
- " I don't ski now.
- I don't ski anymore.
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The usage is okay by me. (Dare I dispute the NYT?)
Your explanation doesn't seem to prohibit the sentence.
They have stopped frequently making great movies, and now rarely make great movies.
You could say, "Hollywood rarely makes great movies now."
I don't ski now. I don't ski anymore.
I rarely ski now. I rarely
Your explanation doesn't seem to prohibit the sentence.
They have stopped frequently making great movies, and now rarely make great movies.
You could say, "Hollywood rarely makes great movies now."
I don't ski now. I don't ski anymore.
I rarely ski now. I rarely
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"Anymore" has multiple meanings, one of which is "now." I find it hard to understand why so many English-learners on these forums spend so much time laboriously combing through heavily edited published material to try to find grammatical errors. You're going to find absolutely zero grammatical errors there. Rather, you should use such material as examples of correct usage.
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Hi, Anon,
I agree with your general comment, but I've recently posted twice myself upon finding what I felt were strange usages in respected sources.
Sometimes our members actually question the dictionary -- as do I.
It's not necessarily that we're searching for errors.
Regards, - A.
I agree with your general comment, but I've recently posted twice myself upon finding what I felt were strange usages in respected sources.
Sometimes our members actually question the dictionary -- as do I.
It's not necessarily that we're searching for errors.
Regards, - A.
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Anonymous"Anymore" has multiple meanings, one of which is "now." I find it hard to understand why so many English-learners on these forums spend so much time laboriously combing through heavily edited published material to try to find grammatical errors. You're going to find absolutely zero grammatical errors there. Rather, you should use such material as examples of
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