any more vs. any longer vs. no more vs. no longer vs. больше (не) (draft)

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any more adverb

BrE ; NAmE (British English)

(also anymore North American English, British English)

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often used at the end of negative sentences and at the end of questions, to mean ‘any longer’

She doesn't live here any more.

Why doesn't he speak to me any more?

Now she won't have to go out to work any more.

Do not use ‘no more’ with this meaning: *She doesn’t live here no more.

any more

If you want to say that something that happened in the past does not happen now, you say that it does not happen any more. Any more usually comes at the end of a clause.

There was no noise any more.

He can't hurt us any more.

I don't drive much any more.

Be Careful!

Don't say that something does not happen 'no more'. Don't say, for example, He can't hurt us no more.

Any more is sometimes spelled anymore, especially in American English. Some speakers of British English think this spelling is incorrect.

Adv. 1. no more - not now; "she is no more"

no longer

2. no more - referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; "he was no heavier than a child"

no

no/any longer

used to say that something which was possible or true before, is not now

I can't wait any longer.

He no longer lives here.

any longer

For more time: can't wait any longer.

no longer

Not now as formerly: He no longer smokes.

Any more / any longer / no longer (R.Murphy)

We use not ... any more or not ... any longer to say that a situation has changed.

Any more and any longer go at the end of a sentence:

• Lucy doesn't work here any more (or any longer). She left last month. (not *Lucy doesn't still work here.)

• We used to be good friends, but we aren't any more (or any longer).

You can also use no longer. No longer goes in the middle of the sentence:

• Lucy no longer works here.

Note that we do not normally use no more in this way:

• We are no Longer friends. (not *We are no more friends.)

Compare still and not ... any more:

• Sally still works here, but Lucy doesn't work here any more.

any vs. anymore

somebody vs. someone vs. anybody vs. anyone