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By the way vs anyhow Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:11 am  By the way vs anyhow
 

Can I replace by the way with anyhow in the below sentence?
(by leaving the same meaning)

By the way, I solved the problem the way I made a full copy from the database.
Anyhow, I solved the problem the way I made a full copy from the database.

(should I use comma after the word?)
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By the way/anyhow Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:54 am  By the way/anyhow
 

Hi Attila,

Your sentences:

Quote:
By the way, I solved the problem the way I made a full copy from the database.
Anyhow, I solved the problem the way I made a full copy from the database.

are both all right but there is a shade of difference between the two expressions highlighted.

By the way suggests the idea of incidentally you might like to know .... You are giving a piece of information which may or may not be of interest.

Anyhow has the idea of never mind what I said before or what happened before, this is what actually happened This expression suggests you are putting aside/to one side what went before and talking about what you did next.

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