Talk:Positive anymore

Positive anymore in Hiberno-English?

Several resources I consulted mentioned in passing that positive anymore is a feature of Irish English, but the ones that cite spoken-language data are all from Northern Ireland. I wonder if this is a feature of Ulster Scots but not of Hiberno-English. If anyone can point to a source that clears up the question, I would appreciate it. In the meantime, I have included an internal link to Ireland but none to Republic of Ireland, thereby leaving it a bit vague. Cnilep (talk) 21:50, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Defining Terms

Man, I can't disagree more with this assessment. I grew up in Pennsylvania, where "anymore" is used to mean "these days", or "the way things have evolved to be". That is in no way the same as a positive or affirmation. If anything it's pointing out how things have changed, that they're NOT the same "any more". The whole concept of this phrase needs a serious redo here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.147.223.108 (talk) 20:12, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

The point is that it's used in sentences that are not questions and don't have a negative particle like not in them. In a sentence like "It takes a rocket scientist to find a job anymore", the sentence is formulated as a positive because there's no negative particle in it. If you say "You can't find a job anymore unless you're a rocket scientist", there is a negative particle (the n't of can't), so that isn't an example of positive anymore. What's positive is the grammar of the sentence, not the emotional meaning of it. +Angr 10:24, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

I have added a footnote to explain briefly that polarity is distinct from connotation. Cnilep (talk) 13:09, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

As far as I know, there is no construct in English for your examples "these days" or "the way things have evolved to be." These phrasings are cumbersome, and it seems natural to re-purpose an existing word of incredibly similar meaning to fill the need. I'm not quite disagreeing with you here, but this is my take on the issue. If there were an article on "Anymore," I would combine this article with it. Is there an "Oddities of -" or "Omissions in -" English article? 198.134.2.62 (talk) 17:17, 3 February 2011 (UTC) Steneub

Improper English?

I get that in some dialects, this usage of "anymore" is considered acceptable--but shouldn't this article also mention that in many (most?) dialects, it is considered improper? Most Americans, upon hearing this usage, wouldn't even know what the speaker's intended message is. At best, it's poor English; and at worst, it's jibberish. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.75.211.8 (talk) 22:18, 15 February 2016 (UTC)