Sunday, September 20, 2009

Positive anymore in the midwest

by thomas e. murray
in "heartland" english

negative anymore is standard english, but some dialects also accept positive anymore. positive anymore has "little or no sociolinguistic significance". "various forms of positive anymore having unequal acceptance throughout the Midwest: all forms are evidently not considered equal in the mids of all users;..."

"continues to spread outward"

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