Anyway versus any way
It’s not always different words but sometimes same words having just a spacing gap between them can create a huge difference in the meaning of the sentences and can cause confusion among the readers. In this article we are going to see such two terms only namely anyway and any way.
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In this article we are going to see meanings of the term described above and also we are going to use them in sentence making for better understanding.
Use of the term anyway and any way in sentence making
Anyway |
Any way |
Anyway as an adverb |
Any way as a phrase |
Term refers to indicate a shift in the conversation or a return to a previous topic. It can also be used to introduce a statement that is not directly related to the current discussion
Use in sentences Sam, it’s a bit late now; let’s go to the movie, anyway.
Sam didn’t understand the explanation, but anyway, I’ll figure it out later.
Anyway, back to what we were discussing earlier…
Sam didn’t like the first option, but anyway, let’s explore other possibilities.
Important note Anyway sometimes often used to indicate that the speaker is moving on from a topic or disregarding a previous comment |
Term refers to a manner or method of doing something. It is used when discussing different possible methods or approaches
Use in sentences Sam, is there any way we can finish the project ahead of schedule?
Let me know if there’s any way Sam can help you with your homework.
Sam need’s to find any way possible to improve customer satisfaction.
Sam, is there any way to access the building without a key card? |
Important note
As in the above segment of the article we have seen the meaning of both the words and created sentences using both the terms. We can say that indeed there is a difference in the terms and they can’t be used interchangeably. In order to remember the difference we can use a simple trick that is
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Try to remember the phrase any way should be correlated with the phrase every way possible and hence in this way we can remember the difference between some the terms.
After knowing the meaning, framed the sentences and acknowledging difference between both the terms let’s now proceed to correct pronunciation of both the terms.
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Anyway pronounced as EN-ee-way
Any way is pronounced EN-ee-way
Summary
As to quickly summarize what we have learnt in this article first we learned the meaning of both term that term anyway is used with context of speaker moving on with or without disagreement on a topic and term any way is used to denote to explore every other ways or possibilities that exists. We also framed sentences using both the terms, learnt a simple trick to remember the difference between both the terms and at last we learned about correct pronunciation of both the terms.
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