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I think "anyway" is correct.
I hear "anyways" in Canada. Even my English teachers use "anyways" in their conversations.
However, according to Oxford American Dictionary anyways is incorrect.
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"Anyway" is correct. The other is just bad form; avoid it.
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Anyhow is another variation.
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Anyways, Jacob! In America, we use both forms. More so we use "anyways." Both are
correct in America and probably Canada. As for other English-speaking countries,
I haven't a clue.
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Do you mean by ''I haven't a clue'' ''I have no clue''?
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Why not ANYHOO? (Chris Farley from SNL) that's what I say. LOL seriously!
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for canadians we generally say anyways, but it's technically spelt anyway.
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Correct is anyway. "Way" has to be singular to work with "any". "Any ways", "no ways",
just doesn't work.
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Richard, it is just a different way of saying what you said.
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"anyroad" like they do in Scotland!
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I always say "anyway"....never "anyways."
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Pentatonic
and is "any questions ?" incorrect ? because I heard that in American movies. Like
a teacher asking his students : "Any questions there ?"
Is "No questions !" the answer ?
Sorry for these questions which may seem stupid to an English speaker.
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Yes; I'm American myself, so I'm familiar with it. It's common, but you'll find
it listed as "nonstandard" in any dictionary. And it introduces confusion, because
"any way" can NOT become "any ways", so if an ESL learner wants to acquire this
substandard term for some reason, then he'll have to fuss with remembering the difference
between two easily confused forms. Better just to stick with the universally acceptable
one.
As far as I can tell, "anyways", when it occurs, is either a regionalism, or a self-conscious
attempt to sound more folksy in one's speech. Neither way of looking at it makes
it seem desirable for an ESL learner.
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"Any questions?" is correct and common. It's shortened from the full sentence, "Are
there any questions?". If a teacher asks this in class (trust me) there will either
be silence, or someone will go ahead and ask a question.
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