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minus-squaretiramichu@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoYour comment is interestingly another example in itself of how we speak different languages. In British English you generally can’t use “anymore” with a positive sentence because “anymore” means something was the case, but is now not. “We don’t speak the same language anymore” - OK in BE “We speak different languages anymore” - Not OK in BE You’d have to instead say: “We speak different languages these days” - OK in BE
Your comment is interestingly another example in itself of how we speak different languages.
In British English you generally can’t use “anymore” with a positive sentence because “anymore” means something was the case, but is now not.
“We don’t speak the same language anymore” - OK in BE
“We speak different languages anymore” - Not OK in BE
You’d have to instead say:
“We speak different languages these days” - OK in BE