Mind, it is a joke no longer

[Jupiter]

Hi teachers,

Please look at these both sentences.

Mind, it is no longer a joke.

Mind, it is a joke no longer.

Is there any difference?
Why does "no longer" stand at the end?

Thanks in advance

Jupiter

[Tom]

[Jupiter]

Hi Tom,

Thanks for your response.
I do agree with you.

But the sentence was taken from New Headway Upper-Intermediate. It is an exract from "The Mayor of Casterbridge" by Hardy, Thomas.

What do you think?

Jupiter

[Yankee]

.
I'd say using no longer at the end should be seen as an "optional" location in the sentence --- possibly to add a bit of emphasis.

Amy
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