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Xinfu
March 27, 2015, 07:42 AM
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-This millionaire from Dallas is not going to interfere with your privacy any?

Is ANY the same as ANY MORE? If not, what does it mean? Can I omit it without change of meaning?

poli
March 27, 2015, 09:09 AM
p.145

-This millionaire from Dallas is not going to interfere with your privacy any?
any is wrong here. Anymore, which is one word in this case, would work.
Is ANY the same as ANY MORE? If not, what does it mean? Can I omit it without change of meaning?
Anymore and any are different but related.
The word any corresponds with some. Any is used to describe the negative, and some describes the positive. Example: I have some money/I don't have any money.

Anymore often corresponds with lately in a similar manner. Example: I don't feel ill anymore/ I've been feeling well lately

AngelicaDeAlquezar
March 27, 2015, 01:37 PM
I see that "any" here is grammatically wrong, but it seems to me more related to "at all" or to "in any way" than to "anymore"... :thinking:

Rusty
March 27, 2015, 05:27 PM
Here 'any' means 'at all' (you could replace 'any' with 'at all' and have the exact meaning). It is grammatically correct the way it is used.

AngelicaDeAlquezar
March 27, 2015, 05:56 PM
Is it? I had never seen it used that way. Thank you! :)

Rusty
March 27, 2015, 06:35 PM
You're welcome.
The adverb could be moved closer to 'interfere' (before the prepositional phrase), but English allows it where it is located. This construct, and meaning, only works with a negated verb.

It doesn't matter any.
It doesn't bother me any.