Anyway or AnywayS?

[Parks]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:02am

It's the question that no one seems to be able to answer! Is just one of them right? Both? Neither? Is it anyway or anyways?

[TheatreDork2]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:03am

The other one...

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:10am

I'm pretty sure it's "anyway."
"Anyways" sounds kind of informal and slang to me.


Edit. Just looked it up. According to Dictionary.com, "anyways" is not considered a word.

Updated On: 7/29/09 at 02:10 AM

[Taryn]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:11am

My Dictionary widget tells me that "anyways" is the informal/dialect form of "anyway."

[Parks]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:13am

I forgot to say--no cheating! You can't look it up in a dictionary.

Great guys. Now I look lazy...

[jasonf]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:14am

"Anyways" is informal slang, and only a word because people continue to use it even though it's incorrect. No teacher will or SHOULD accept the word in a formal paper.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:17am

I'm pretty sure it's anyway. My 8th grade English teacher used to scold us over and over for saying "anyways" and "I'm done" instead of finished. He claimed only turkeys could be done.

[degrassifan]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:20am

It's anyway. My mom actually used to scold me when I used anyways. Haha.

[Parks]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:29am

I had been told last summer that anywayS is not a word, but I always hear more people saying anyways than anyway in conversation.

[Taryn]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 3:54am

I had been told last summer that anywayS is not a word, but I always hear more people saying anyways than anyway in conversation.

Well, as I'm sure we all know, popular usage =/= correct grammar.

[tazber]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 4:48am

Anyhoo.

[verynewyorkcurious]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:17am

Me either or me neither

[PalJoey]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:00am

What the hey?

[danmag]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:02am

I have to admit, it kind of drives me insane when people say "anyways".

[StockardFan]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:03am

Anyhoo.

My personal fave, Taz......

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:04am

Anyways ranks right up there with 'totes'.

When did people get so lazy?

[danmag]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:06am

Or "youse guys".

Ah, the slaughter of the English language.....

[tommyboy]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:06am

Irregardless of which one you use, it gets the point across.

[tommyboy]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:07am

Oops, sorry. It's irregardlessLY.

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:08am

Sure, who cares if they sound like an idiot as long as they get their point across?

[danmag]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:10am

So anyways, I totes agree with all youse guys.


Sorry. I just had to.

[tommyboy]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:10am

Just waiting for Namo to chime in on this one.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:28am

I don't understand why people need to add an S onto the end of this word. Doesn't it just drag it out?

[tazber]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:42am

well maybe there's more than one anyway, didja ever thank of that?

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 9:47am

The one that bugs me (well, one of the ones) is when people say "That's besides the point."