Comments on: Running “Toward” the House, or “Towards” the House?

By: merih fidan

merih fidan — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:54:47 +0000

thank you very much for the tiny but invaluable information.

By: PreciseEdit

PreciseEdit — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:29:26 +0000

In speech: I have heard both the one-syllable pronunciation and the two-syllable pronunciation. The latter always sounded “funny” to me.

In writing: We use “toward” consistently in our own writing. For British clients, we use “towards.” However, for our U.S. clients, we simply use the one they seem to prefer. For us, this is an issue of consistency and not correctness.

By: TT

TT — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:21:50 +0000

Thanks for this post!

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:50:35 +0000

I never gave this much thought, either. Thank you.

By: Cassie Tuttle

Cassie Tuttle — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:45:01 +0000

Someone first asked me the “toward” or “towards” question about ten years ago. I’d never given it much thought, but I did look it up. And yes, “towards” is the preferred British, and “toward” without the “s” is American English. Supposedly.

Sometimes, “towards” just sounds better to me (and I’m American).

Unless I’m writing or editing strictly according to CMOS, this is one of those “rules” where I allow my gut instinct to rule.