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Grammar and Linguistics > any more / longer
any more / longer
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steph30
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any more / longer
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Hi!
Would you say:
he doesn�t have friends any more or any longer?
I have a doubt... |
11 Dec 2008
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mena22
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Hi stefsim! According to Michael Swan, we use "no more", "not any more/anymore" with nouns (There�s no more bread.) and we use"no longer" and "not any longer" as adverbs to express the idea of actions and situations stopping. Eg.: I no longer support the conservative party. So I think we would say She doesn�t have friends anymore, but I really don�t know.... |
12 Dec 2008
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aldanaVenadoTuerto
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great explanation mena...but i guess you can also say�
"she no longer has friends" since it is an adverb
right? I�m more than sure i�ve heard this before...;) |
12 Dec 2008
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mena22
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Hi aldana! She no longer has friends should be also possible. So, you must be right! A nice evening 2U! :)) |
12 Dec 2008
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aldanaVenadoTuerto
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Hey mena and hey stefsim as well!!!�
I guess we should wait for a native speaker to confirm our theories.
Nice evening 2 u 2� 
CHEERS�  |
12 Dec 2008
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libertybelle
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Sometimes the ESL teachers are better at dissecting language with grammatical rules, than
we native speaker are.
But if you want to know what we native speakers from the US say,
I�d answer:
He doesn�t have any friends anymore.
L
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12 Dec 2008
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mena22
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Thanks aldana, thanks libertybelle!!  |
12 Dec 2008
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Zora
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lol.. too funny.. cause I�d have have actually said, "He no longer has any friends"... though I know both are correct. I just like that one instead of the other...
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12 Dec 2008
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aldanaVenadoTuerto
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Hey Zora and Libertybelle!!!
I actually agree with Zora on this one, for me�"He no longer has any friends"�also sounds better. Pure gut feeling, though. I have no explanation to back it up with ;)
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12 Dec 2008
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alien boy
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Hi everyone!
just to let you know what an Australian English speaker would say:
�He doesn�t have friends any more.�
�A and B are no longer friends.�
�He no longer has any friends � is more formal than �he doesn�t have friends any more�.
Cheers,
B-) |
12 Dec 2008
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