Comments on: Anyway, Any Way, or Anyways?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:21:52 +0000

Who doesn’t hate “anyways” except ppl who use it….

By: Brad K.

Brad K. — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:51:04 +0000

Glancing through my Chambers dictionary, I chanced upon “nowise”. It referenced the second meaning of no.

Noway, noways, or nowise [adv]; in no way, manner, or degree.

Anywhere is listed, buy anywheres is considered a North American dialect word. Anyways is considered a US dialect word.

I figure dialect and jargon are two faces of the same coin. They are useful in informed context, but not polite for public usage.

By: koru

koru — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:18:02 +0000

I hate ‘anyways’ too!

By: KS

KS — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:09:38 +0000

Thank for the post! I was just wondering, recently, why I hear so many folks say “anyways” – I hate that. I think it’s in the same category as saying “alls” I know, “alls” you have to do… ugh.

By: Brad K.

Brad K. — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:13:02 +0000

Anyways reminds me of a line from Eddie Murphy’s _Pluto Nash_, “Have you been bitching to my Moms?” That movie has it all, the love story, the gansters, the action – and as cheesy as it gets, with light-hearted comedy and freeze-dried chihuahua ready to be popped in the neutron oven.

I think of “anyways” as an emphasized-by-repetition form of anyway. That is, replace “Anyway, anyhow, anywhere, anytime, anywho” or “Anyway, any way, any way at all” with “anyways”. See? Multiple anyways for emphasis.