Re: anymore (was: Re: the surprise that is at me...)

DOUGLAS KOLLER wrote:

> From: "dirk elzinga"
>
> > lots of late '60s radical political stuff mixed in with not very
> > serious linguistics; it's a historical curiosity anymore
>
> but
>
> > like the old Laugh-In, the jokes just aren't funny anymore
>
> A detour: "anymore" in an affirmative sentence makes my idiolect cringe. I
> first heard this usage back in university, and balked at it then, but
> greater exposure made it something I accepted, but never internalized. I
> haven't heard this in quite a while, but here it is again. In a negative
> sentence, piece o' cake, but in an affirmative sentence, I'd opt for "these
> days" or some such. Is this just my idiolect, or something more "back East"?
> Other Northeast speakers?
>
> Kou
It sounds fine to me (west coast/midwest). Thinks of the stress - stressed on
last syll not first. It's used a lot in TV shows and such - maybe it's just the
prnted media where the other pronunciation, on the 1st syll, comes to mind
immediately so it looks like it sounds weird.

    Aidan