Any amount of time = any time.
Do you have any time to review this piece?
We spent hardly any time in Dallas.
He doesn't have any time for us now that he has a girlfriend.
Whenever, at any time = anytime.
Call me anytime.
Anytime this happens, let me know.
I can meet anytime on Friday.
The correct choice after the preposition at is always the two-word form. Or leave out the preposition and use the one-word form. (Leaving out the at seems to be an American habit.)
An unedited version of this article is available at Legal Writing Prof Blog.I can meet with you at any time. (Compare: I can meet with you anytime.)
Did you talk with him at any time? (Compare: Did you talk with him anytime?)
I am free at any time between 1 and 4 p.m. (Compare: I am free anytime between 1 and 4 p.m.)
1 comment:
Daryl,
Another great post. I noticed you on CustomerThink and really enjoy the content here.
Thanks for thoughtful posting. :)
I participate in a Customer Service blog, too, at Impact Learning Systems in case you'd like to check out some of our research and thoughts (http://www.impactlearning.com/blog/)
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