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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Afterwards versus Afterward

What is the difference the usage of the words afterwards and afterward?

I have always used afterward, but I just saw afterwards used.

Example:

Afterwards, he went to...
or
Afterward, he went to...
  

Top answer

Meathawk hat is the difference the usage of the words afterwards and afterward? There is none; they are utterly interchangeable.

— Mister Micawber

  • Meathawk hat is the difference the usage of the words afterwards and afterward?
  • There is none; they are utterly interchangeable.
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Meathawkhat is the difference the usage of the words afterwards and afterward?
There is none; they are utterly interchangeable.
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Do you know why some adverbs takes an -s at the end of the word?
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Do you know why sometime the adverb like afterward takes -s at the end and sometime doesn't?
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Do you know why sometime the adverb like afterward takes -s at the end and sometime doesn't? -- Oh, there may be some regional trends, but it is basically personal habit. The M-W Dictionary of English Usage says that both are used in the US (with 'afterward' more common), while 'afterwards' prevails in BrE.
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MeathawkDo you know why some adverbs takes an -s at the end of the word?
Which ones are those? With 'anyway/anyways', the latter is considered substandard.
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