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Anyway or Anyways Thu Jun 08, 2006 19:52 pm  Anyway or Anyways
 

Hello everybody

Could anyone please tell methe difference between anyway and anyways ?

Is "anyways" wrong to say?

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Anyway or Anyways Thu Jun 08, 2006 20:52 pm  Anyway or Anyways
 

Hi Tom

"Wrong" is sometimes a philosophical question. Laughing

The word anyways is nonstandard and it means "in any case". I don't recommend you use it.

It's best to use the standard anyway.

And anyways is probably another word that Cap'n Jan won't be able to find in his Collins. Laughing

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