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Intelligent Freak Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

toward/towards

The car is heading toward/s north.

So, with or without s? When do we use toward? And how bout towards?

Thanks a lot!

Ciao,

IF [A]
  

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Intelligent Freak The car is heading toward/s north. So, with or without s ? When do we use toward?

— Yoong Liat

  • Intelligent Freak The car is heading toward/s north.
  • So, with or without s ?
  • When do we use toward?
  • And how a bout towards?
  • towards (also toward , especially in AmE)
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Intelligent FreakThe car is heading toward/s north.

So, with or without s? When do we use toward? And how about towards?

towards (also toward, especially in AmE)
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Hi,

The car is heading toward/s north.

We don't normally use 'toward/s' with compass-style directions, so just say The car is heading north.

Best wishes, Clive
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Thanks to both of you. So there's no difference between toward with or without the "s".

Ciao,

IF [A]
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This is from a text I used in college called Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers (Second Edition):

"toward, towards are both acceptable, although some writers perfer toward."

I agree with Clive--you would not say, "I am heading toward/s north." You would just say, "I'm heading north."
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