Any More vs. Anymore
“Any more” can be a determiner for additional quantity and an adverb meaning “no longer.” Cambridge notes that the one-word adverb “anymore” is especially common in American English, while the determiner remains two words.
Use “any more” for additional quantity. For the adverb meaning “no longer,” British English usually uses “any more,” while American English commonly also uses “anymore.”
Key details
Choose the right form
| Meaning/function | Form | Regional note |
|---|---|---|
| Additional quantity | any more | Two words: “Do we need any more chairs?” |
| No longer (British English) | any more | Two-word adverb is standard. |
| No longer (American English) | anymore | One-word adverb is common and standard. |
| Determiner before a plural noun | any more | Do not close it: “any more questions.” |
Quick tests
Meaning test
Could you replace the expression with “additional” before a noun?
If yes: Use two words: “any more.”
If no: If it means “no longer,” regional style determines whether one word or two is preferred.
Caveat: The one-word American adverb does not turn quantity uses such as “any more questions” into one word.
Examples
Do you have any more questions?
The phrase means additional quantity, so it stays two words.
She doesn’t work here anymore.
The one-word adverb is common in American English for “no longer.”
Further guidance
Core difference
Quantity uses two words; the no-longer adverb may be one word in American English.
Usage Boundary
Do not write the determiner as one word: “anymore questions” is not the documented determiner pattern.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- Any more or anymore? (opens in a new tab)Cambridge Dictionary / English Grammar Today · Spacing, determiner use, adverb use, and US/UK variation for any more/anymore