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Sirithvagorien Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Toward or towards
Hi all
I am a bit in doubt about whether to use toward or towards in the following sentences:
"This is a rather harsh comparison which clearly shows his attitude toward/towards the prison guards and authorities."
Can anybody tell me whether to use toward or towards in these two sentences? What is the difference between the two? What rules apply to toward/towards?
Thanks!
I am a bit in doubt about whether to use toward or towards in the following sentences:
"This is a rather harsh comparison which clearly shows his attitude toward/towards the prison guards and authorities."
Can anybody tell me whether to use toward or towards in these two sentences? What is the difference between the two? What rules apply to toward/towards?
Thanks!
Top answer
As far as I know both are correct. The only thing is that one form is more common in the British English and the other in the American. If I'm not wrong the British tendency leans toward "toward", and the American towards "towards".
- As far as I know both are correct.
- The only thing is that one form is more common in the British English and the other in the American.
- If I'm not wrong the British tendency leans toward "toward", and the American towards "towards".
- Personally I often use, and prefer, toward.
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As far as I know both are correct.
The only thing is that one form is more common in the British English and the other in the American. If I'm not wrong the British tendency leans toward "toward", and the American towards "towards".
Personally I often use, and prefer, toward.
The only thing is that one form is more common in the British English and the other in the American. If I'm not wrong the British tendency leans toward "toward", and the American towards "towards".
Personally I often use, and prefer, toward.
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Hi!
I've done a little comparison on the Google search engine involving towards/toward. I've checked for .uk versus .us but I am not convinced by the statistics. Instead, however, it occurred to me that when it comes to choosing between "towards" and "toward" .us sites appear to show a preference for the preposition "toward" when the resulting adverbial phrase is used with a verb. The preposi
I've done a little comparison on the Google search engine involving towards/toward. I've checked for .uk versus .us but I am not convinced by the statistics. Instead, however, it occurred to me that when it comes to choosing between "towards" and "toward" .us sites appear to show a preference for the preposition "toward" when the resulting adverbial phrase is used with a verb. The preposi
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AnonymousAs far as I know both are correct. The only thing is that one form is more common in the British English and the other in the American. If I'm not wrong the British tendency leans toward "toward", and the American towards "towards".Personally I often use, and prefer, toward.You have that backwards.
The "toward" spelling and pronunciation is
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