No longer or not any longer are the opposite of still.

Examples of storytelling

My story goes back to the time when I was 6 years old. My older brother and I used to visit our grandparents from Voronezh every summer.

Almost every weekend we went to the river. My brother used to observe me when I was swimming, but ONE DAY he got distracted and I started to drown. I was saved by a man swimming by.

From that moment on, I had a new phobia - the fear of depth. I no longer went swimming in the river and every time my brother called me, I refused.

A few years later, my mother and I went to the Dominican Republic. No matter how much mom tried to persuade me to go to the sea with her, she couldn't do it. In the end, I decided to face my fear. We had a trip to the Caribbean. I went down from the yacht |jɒt| |jɑːt| into the sea, wearing a life jacket before that, of course.

I have never seen such beauty! Colorful fish of different sizes, fascinating corals! So, do I have a fear of depth? No! My fear was defeated and I was proud of myself.

Grammar: no longer, not any longer

We use no longer or not any longer to talk about the end of an action or state. No longer is more formal:

One day I could stand it no longer.

I couldn’t stand it any longer. I walked out and didn’t go back.

No longer often comes in the normal mid position for adverbs (between the subject and main verb):

She no longer wears the dull colours of her former life and now dresses in bright, fashionable clothes.

In very formal styles, we can use no longer in front position, with the subject and verb inverted:

No longer does he dream of becoming famous. He knows his life will be very ordinary.

Compare

She no longer works here.

She doesn’t work here any longer.

She isn’t working here now.

She still works here.

She is working here now.

We use Not any longer as a response on its own. However, we don’t use No longer as a response on its own:

A:

Are you still living in London?

B:

Not any longer.

Not: No longer. or No, not still.

Don’t fear it!
The last summer I got the opportunity to go to the camp. I've been looking forward to this trip all year (round). I knew (that)I needed to perform on a stage in a camp and that idea didn’t make me happy.

My group and I came up with a nice dance and I thought that was my chance to overcome the fear.

At first it was scary for me to perform in front of many people who were looking at me. But a few minutes later, my fear was gone. I enjoyed the minutes spent on a stage.

After concert I was full of energy and joy and felt better because everyone was applauding.

From now on, I like performing on a stage and it seems to me thatI received a round of applause.
So do I have a fear of performing on a stage now? No!

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