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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Why do so many seemingly educated people say anyways instead of anyway?
which is correct?
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anonymous Why do so many seemingly educated people say anyways instead of anyway? It's for the same reason anyone uses a word. They've heard others say it a lot, so they say it the way they heard it just to fit in.
- anonymous Why do so many seemingly educated people say anyways instead of anyway?
- It's for the same reason anyone uses a word.
- They've heard others say it a lot, so they say it the way they heard it just to fit in.
- It may be related to the use of "ways", a word that's plural in form but used in a singular sense.
- He was a long [way / ways] from home.
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anonymousWhy do so many seemingly educated people say anyways instead of anyway?
It's for the same reason anyone uses a word. They've heard others say it a lot, so they say it the way they heard it just to fit in.
It may be related to the use of "ways", a word that's plural in form but used in a singular sense.
He was a long [way / ways] fro
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