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Fri Jul-08-05 04:15 PM
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| Grammatical Q: anytime vs. any time.. |
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Which one is grammatically correct in the phrase "I am available to work anytime/any time".. ?
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| Maven
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Fri Jul-08-05 04:18 PM
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"Anytime" is an adverb.
"Any time" is technically a modified noun.
You could say "I am available to work at any time" but it seems to convey more an idea of readiness than availability.
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Fri Jul-08-05 04:24 PM
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Edited on Fri Jul-08-05 04:26 PM by Kathleen04
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Fri Jul-08-05 04:25 PM
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Edited on Fri Jul-08-05 04:26 PM by Kathleen04
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Fri Jul-08-05 04:18 PM
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| 2. Depends on what you mean... |
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Available to work at any time of the day?
Or available to start working for the company anytime.
At least I think so...
:shrug:
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Fri Jul-08-05 04:20 PM
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| 3. Time of the day..."I am available |
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to work any time Friday-Sunday."
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Fri Jul-08-05 04:24 PM
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| 4. Why not reverse them then. |
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The meaning is clearer:
"I am available to work Friday to Sunday at any time, day or night."
Etc...
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Fri Jul-08-05 04:29 PM
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"anytime" because I have a preceding statement in there with some exceptions.
"I am able to work Monday-Thursday after 2 PM and anytime Friday-Sunday."
Thanks for the help!
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Fri Jul-08-05 04:32 PM
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Sorry, I couldn't help it!
;)
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Fri Jul-08-05 04:24 PM
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| 5. ACK! You made me get the dictionary! |
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Fri Jul-08-05 04:27 PM
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Edited on Fri Jul-08-05 04:29 PM by Kathleen04
and thanks! :)
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Fri Jul-08-05 05:03 PM
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I just went to dictionary.com, and the definition of "anytime" is, I kid you not, "at any time."
Reminds me of the old Benny Hill bit where he's pretending to speak German and offers the helpful hint that "bosunhalter" is "the halter for the bosun."
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