They no longer live in Fishguard vs. They don't live in Fishguard any more

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Hi,

They no longer live in Fishguard.

Can I say “They don’t live in Fishguard any more”?

Thanks in advance. Bye

2

You can. But I think ‘longer’ is preferable to mean lengthening of distance/time and ‘more’ to mean furthering of distance/time.
Do you like to stay in London any more following the mishap?
Yes, of course, but no longer in that apartment.

3

Hi Francis,

Your alternative is fine and means the same as the original.

4

Hi Bev and Anglophile, thanks a lot. :slight_smile:

5

Welcome, Francis.

6

Nicely put.

7

Maybe, but in the original questions is it still too fine a distinction to mean that he cannot use one in place of the other.

8

Thank you very much, GE, for your enviable remark.

9

Why is it an ‘enviable remark’? Are you sure you’re using the vocabulary which carries the intended meaning?