Anyway or Anyways? (1 Viewer)

[superchuck500]

Used in common speech to mean regardless. I have always said "anyway" without the s at the end. Is "anyways" even a real word? But I hear people say it with the s all the time.

Examples:
"I was going there anyway!" or "Anyway, I don't really care."

Do you add the s? I wonder if it's one of those regional things (like soda or pop)? Kind of has a midwest sound to it.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Supposably, for all intensive purposes- the correct answer is ‘anyway.’

 

[DaveXA]

Supposably, for all intensive purposes- the correct answer is ‘anyway.’

Intensive usage is intense.

 

[AARPSaint]

Supposably, for all intensive purposes- the correct answer is ‘anyway.’

What incidences are you referring to?

 

[Madmarsha]

How is there any way you don't know this?

 

[DaveXA]

How is there any way you don't know this?

Anyways, any way is always anyway.

 

[Dago]

Anyhow...

 

[superchuck500]

How is there any way you don't know this?

Different meaning . . . altogether.

 

[DaveXA]

Anyhow...

Anywho...anyhoo...

 

[Madmarsha]

"Anyway" is an adverb. "Any way" is a noun phrase. "Anyways" is never standard usage to write.

 

[DaveXA]

"Anyway" is an adverb. "Any way" is a noun phrase. "Anyways" is never standard usage to write.

Correct. Anyways, I do what I want.

 

[Brandon13]

Think I usually say 'anyways' but I probably use them interchangeably.

 

[Madmarsha]

Anywho...anyhoo...

I was just gonna write that because I say "anywho" all the time to be, you know, quirky.

 

[Saint_Ward]

Supposably, for all intensive purposes- the correct answer is ‘anyway.’

My bosses boss does supposably... oh I want to correct him so bad. Haha.

Anyway....

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

anyhoo...

this