Fwd: Hyphens: Death-Knell. Or Death Knell (NY Times)

[David Bowie]

From:    David Bergdahl <dlbrgdhl at GMAIL.COM>

> Anymore, I notice "any more" written as a single word when it means
> "nowadays" but two words when it means "no longer," a use I find
> increasingly rare...

That's it! That explains the differences (which i've thought of as
bizarre) that sometimes "I don't do that anymore" feels better than "I
don't do that any more", and sometimes the other way around.

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David Bowie                               University of Central Florida
     Jeanne's Two Laws of Chocolate: If there is no chocolate in the
     house, there is too little; some must be purchased. If there is
     chocolate in the house, there is too much; it must be consumed.

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