Anyway versus anyways
Sometimes just an addition of one single alphabet to a word can change the entire meaning of the context. As these mistakes are very hard to detect they are often neglected or ignored but definitely creates a very bad impression when they come to notice of the reader. Such terms are often used in our day to day life and hence it is important to have a understanding of them. In this article we are going to see such two terms only namely anyway and anyways.
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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 anyways in sentence making
Anyway |
Anyways |
Anyway as an adverb |
Anyways as a adverb |
Term refers to shift the topic of conversation, introduce a new point, or bring attention back to the main point after a digression
Use in sentences Sam didn’t get the job he interviewed for. Anyway, he is determined to keep searching and improving his skills.
Sam didn’t agree with my opinion, but anyway, we can still work together on the project.
Sam was planning to go to the gym, but it started raining. Anyway, I guess it’s a good day for a home work out.
Sam wanted to finish reading the book, but he got busy with other things. Anyway, he will make time for it this weekend. |
Term anyways refers to the same meaning of term anyway and there is no difference between them and hence both the terms can be used interchangeably.
Use in sentences Sam you know you should eat more vegetables, but anyways, who can resist a good slice of pizza?”
Sam was going to clean the house, but anyways, a little mess never hurt anyone.
Sam might be a bit late, but anyways, he’ll be there as soon as he can.
Sam didn’t understand the ending of the movie, but anyways, he enjoyed the overall plot.
Important note Anyways is universally regarded as incorrect version of the term anyway and hence it should not be used at the first place itself. |
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 term anyway as it is short and simple term and this term should be used whereas the term anyways has an extra “s” and “s” denotes to the phrase “stop using this term.”
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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.
Anyway pronounced as en-ee-wey
Any ways is pronounced as en-ee-weyz
Summary
As to quickly summarize what we have learnt in this article first we learned the meaning of both term that anyway literally meanings to moving on with the conversation and term anyways also refers to same meaning the only difference is term anyways is invalid and not used a lot. 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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