No longer/No more

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Barman

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1) I like you no more.

2) I like you no longer.

3) I no longer like you.

4) I don't like you any more.

Are all the sentences grammatically correct?
 
1) I like you no more. Grammatically correct but unnatural/old-fashioned.
2) I like you no longer. Grammatically correct but unnatural/old-fashioned.
3) I no longer like you. :tick:
4) I don't like you [STRIKE]any more[/STRIKE] anymore. Correct and natural with my correction.

Are all the sentences grammatically correct?

Please see my comments and corrections above.

Remember that "any more" is to do with quantity. For example, "I don't want any more cake". "Anymore" is to do with time. For example, "I don't like you anymore" and "I don't work there anymore".
 
I am with Collins:

[FONT=&quot]LANGUAGE NOTE: [/FONT][FONT=&quot]In British English, the spelling [/FONT][FONT=&quot]anymore[/FONT][FONT=&quot] is sometimes considered incorrect, and [/FONT][FONT=&quot]any more[/FONT][FONT=&quot] is used instead.

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https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/anymore
 
I am with Collins:

LANGUAGE NOTE: In British English, the spelling anymore is sometimes considered incorrect, and any more is used instead.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/anymore
That makes me think of the the old "I don't drink anymore. I don't drink any less, either."
 
I am with Collins:

LANGUAGE NOTE: In British English, the spelling anymore is sometimes considered incorrect, and any more is used instead.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/anymore

Well, that's certainly changed since I was at school. My teachers were always very keen to ensure we knew the difference between "any more" and "anymore". I still teach it to my students!
 
My teachers were always very keen to ensure we knew the difference between "any more" and "anymore".
So were mine in the 1950s and early 1960s. The single word was wrong!

I see that my 9th edition of the COD (1995) says of 'anymore': esp. N. Amer. - any more.
 
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