When to use toward and towards?

AnonymousJust wanted to know when you add the S at the end of toward.

When you're on the other side of the pond. (I think the "s" is BrE.)

I dont understand what you said.

From Dictionary.com:

Usage Note: Some critics have tried to discern a semantic distinction between toward and towards, but the difference is entirely dialectal. Toward is more common in American English; towards is the predominant form in British English.
In other words, there is no difference.

We and the British sometimes call that bit of ocean between us "the pond."

Consider the application of an S is a function of the word in agreement with plurality. Toward(s) is a prerposition; when the object of the preposition is plural, add the s for agreement in number.

e.g.,

toward the hill

towards the hills
anger toward him
anger towards them.

Our ears are not as reliable as the foundations/structure of grammar.

AnonymousConsider the application of an S is a function of the word in agreement with plurality. Toward(s) is a prerposition; when the object of the preposition is plural, add the s for agreement in number.

Anon, where did you get that from?

Anonymouswhen the object of the preposition is plural, add the s for agreement in number

No, no, no, no, no!!!

CJ

He means towards is British English, while toward is American English.

AnonymousHe means towards is British English, while toward is American English.

Hi,
I hear a lot of US born "native speakers" of English add the "s," but in the forties, when I was in "grammar school," they gave us 'ell for it.

Both are correct, it's just that 'towards' is usually used in British English and 'toward' in American English.