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Toward or towards
Message from vivian posted on 21-01-2010 at 11:53:08
hey~~~i want to know the differences between toward and towards,can you give an example?thank you ~~~~
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Edited by bridg on 15-02-2010 18:46
Message from vivian posted on 21-01-2010 at 11:53:08
hey~~~i want to know the differences between toward and towards,can you give an example?thank you ~~~~
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Edited by bridg on 15-02-2010 18:46
Re: Toward or towards by bridg, posted on 21-01-2010 at 12:20:07
Hello
Explanation on the Net :
"Toward is more common in American English; towards is the predominant form in British English."
See you.
Re: Toward or towards by vivian, posted on 21-01-2010 at 12:28:50
oh,i see. thank you~~~is this the only difference? i guess there are more than that..anyhow thank you~
Re: Toward or towards by lucile83, posted on 21-01-2010 at 12:50:56
Hello,
Here is another dictionary:
Lien Internet
Regards.
Re: Toward or towards by jonquille, posted on 22-01-2010 at 03:21:48
Hi vivian,
I guess I'll just be contrary (sorry bridg!), but here in New England (northeast USA), both forms seem to be used interchangeably. I personally tend to use "towards" (with the s)...must be the distant "British" roots I have?
Perhaps others in different parts of the country use one form more than another... this country is big enough to have different vocabulary usage.
jonquille
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Edited by bridg on 22-01-2010 07:40
Hello, it's not my explanation
Lien Internet
Re: Toward or towards by vivian, posted on 22-01-2010 at 08:57:47
hey~~thank you gusys both. i guess i understand now,i tend to use towards more. ha i don't know why..
Re: Toward or towards by wafaahaikel, posted on 24-01-2010 at 08:59:04
the both words have the same meaning and the same usage.
Re: Toward or towards by taconnet, posted on 24-01-2010 at 09:15:45
Hello
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.
ref: « Book of English usage » the American heritage
Re: Toward or towards by lucile83, posted on 24-01-2010 at 09:36:15
Hello,
taconnet gives the same link as above:
Lien Internet
A word may be typically British, it may be used by Americans and vice versa.
We just have to know its origin.
Regards.
Re: Toward or towards by vivian, posted on 24-01-2010 at 13:35:09
hi~~guys~~~,thanks a lot, i guess i know the difference now.and from now on i can either use toward or towards~~~
