On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:58 AM, Lydia Pintscher <ly...@kde.org> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 20:42, Mark Kretschmann <kretschm...@kde.org> wrote: >> Looks good to me. >> >> One thing that I noticed while reading: It should be either "at any >> time", or "anytime". While "any time" is grammatically correct too, my >> impression is that this form isn't used much any more in contemporary >> English. >> >> Reference: >> "anytime, adv., = at any time; whenever. Some writers consider this >> term a CASUALISM, but it is highly convenient and has -- for whatever >> reason -- gained more widespread acceptance than anymore (in positive >> contexts) and anyplace. Garner's Modern American Usage" > > Good catch. What do the native speakers say about this?
I would use 'anytime', in this context, as it refers to some point in time which is unspecified, (i.e. an 'anytime'), and because it's far more common, in my experience. The ' ' generally occurs when the domain 'time' refers to is restricted, (e.g. "Any time after 9AM works for me."), though 'anytime' may still be used, (and is at least fairly common), in such contexts. "Any time" also has its clear place in situations where 'any' is used to indicate an indeterminate amount of time, (e.g. "Do you have any time later?" or "I don't have any time.") One thing I should probably mention is that a short chain of references from [0] lies a claim that 'anytime' is any "Americanism", (though this is from 1993), so this may well be one of those bits of "proper English" which my life in Ohio, USA may not have prepared me to comment on, (according to certain parties). - Andy Coder [0] - http://www.datsplat.com/grammar-any-time-versus-anytime-one-word-or-two-words/ > > > Cheers > Lydia > > -- > Lydia Pintscher > Amarok community manager > kde.org - amarok.kde.org - kubuntu.org > claimid.com/nightrose > _______________________________________________ > Amarok-devel mailing list > Amarok-devel@kde.org > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/amarok-devel > _______________________________________________ Amarok-devel mailing list Amarok-devel@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/amarok-devel
