词组 | anytime |
释义 | anytime This adverb is generally spelled as one word. Johnson 1982 tells us that the one-word spelling is all right when it can be replaced by the phrase "at any time" but when it cannot be so replaced, it should be spelled as two words. Johnson's rule of thumb is a sensible one, though occasionally it is not observed: • This is dressing that's fun, never a burden for anytime of day —advt., N.Y. Times, 28 Apr. 1980 Evans 1957 and Phythian 1979 agree anytime is not in British use—Phythian in fact insists it does not exist. We have no British evidence since 1945. Here are a few adverbial examples: • ... have entered the city from a state in the deep South anytime within the last month —James B. Conant, Slums and Suburbs, 1961 • If you run short of money ... feel free to put the bite on me anytime —Leon Uris, Battle Cry, 1953 • ... I can get a job anywhere anytime —Jack Kerouac, The Town and The City, 1950 • Things won't improve anytime soon —Robert L. Simison, Wall Street Jour., 30 May 1980 |
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