Anymore vs Any More: How to Choose

📌 Quick Answer

Anymore is an adverb meaning no longer. Any more means any additional amount.

Memory Trick: If the sentence means "no longer," use one word: anymore.

💡 Key Difference

Use two words when you are counting extra things: "any more questions."

Quick Comparison

Form	Use It For	Quick Check
Anymore	an adverb meaning no longer	Match the sentence meaning before you choose.
Any More	Use two words when you are counting extra things: "any more questions."	Match the sentence meaning before you choose.

Common Mistakes

❌ Incorrect:

"I do not need anymore help."

✓ Correct:

"I do not need any more help."

This is about additional quantity, so two words.

❌ Incorrect:

"She does not work here any more."

✓ Correct:

"She does not work here anymore."

This means "no longer," so one word.

🎯 Test Your Knowledge

1. We cannot continue this ___ .

2. Do you want ___ coffee?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is "any more" ever used at sentence end?

Yes, especially in British style, but "anymore" is common in American usage for "no longer."

Which should I use in exams?

Follow your style guide. The meaning test is still the safest method.

Deep Dive

Writers usually find this page while editing short practical sentences: emails, forms, support articles, and documentation. That is why it helps to classify the phrase by job, not by habit. If the phrase means "no longer," write anymore. If it means "an additional amount," keep the words separated.

This page also belongs to a larger family of spacing decisions. If your draft contains multiple one-word/two-word problems, switch to Prepositions & Spacing and compare this rule with Anytime vs Any Time and Setup vs Set Up.

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