Can we say anyways?

Joe Ford

Can we say anyways?

If you want to avoid debate or write in a formal tone, use the standard anyway. But if you don’t mind sounding informal, or if you are aiming for a down-to-earth tone like Clyde Haberman’s, it’s okay to use anyways. It is a word—a nonstandard, colloquial, informal word—that some people won’t like to see.

How do you say anyways professionally?

Synonyms & Antonyms of anyway

  1. anyhow,
  2. anyways.
  3. [chiefly dialect],
  4. regardless,
  5. whatever.

What can I use instead of anyways?

What is another word for anyways?

anyway regardless
irregardless nevertheless
nonetheless anyhow
notwithstanding however
though natheless

Can you start a sentence with anyways?

“Anyways” at the beginning of a sentence usually indicates that the speaker has resumed a narrative thread: “Anyways, I told Matilda that guy was a lazy bum before she ever married him.” It also occurs at the end of phrases and sentences, meaning “in any case“: “He wasn’t all that good-looking anyways.” A slightly less …

Is there a comma after anyways?

If “anyway” is being used as a conjunctive adverb, whether you need a comma before it depends on its place in the sentence. The word takes no comma before it if placed at the beginning or end of a sentence. If, however, it comes in between the subject and verb of the sentence, you do need a comma before “anyway.”

What is nevertheless mean?

A funny-looking adverb that appears to be made up of three words squished together, nevertheless means “even so” or “all the same.”

Is nevertheless formal?

We can use either of the adverbs however or nevertheless to indicate that the second point we wish to make contrasts with the first point. The difference is one of formality: nevertheless is bit more formal and emphatic than however.

Can you end a sentence with nevertheless?

We sometimes use nevertheless and nonetheless at the end of a sentence: The museum isn’t the best in the area, but it’s worth visiting nevertheless.

Is nevertheless positive or negative?

“Nevertheless” or “nonetheless” is used to introduce a positive aspect of information which is generally negative e.g “Most TV programs in the past were dull, with very simple plots; nevertheless, they were very popular with viewers.” There are a few other little mistakes in your sentences but nevertheless, they are …

Where do you put nevertheless in a sentence?

  • He was very tired; nevertheless he went on walking.
  • Nevertheless, we will do everything.
  • We are going nevertheless we shall return.
  • What you said was true but nevertheless unkind.
  • She was very tired, nevertheless she kept on working.
  • Though very intelligent, she is nevertheless rather modest.

How do you use even though in a sentence?

Even-though sentence example

  1. The phone woke me up, even though it wasn’t very loud.
  2. “I do care about you, Damian, even though you’re a total jackass,” she said.
  3. She doesn’t want to give up, even though she knows she doesn’t have a legal right.
  4. They could do their own cooking, even though it wouldn’t be as nice.

How do I use nonetheless?

An example of nonetheless is using the word between two phrases to show the contrast of the two thoughts such as, “It was pouring outside; nonetheless, he still went for his evening run” which means that he went for a run even though it was raining.

Is there a comma after nevertheless?

If you use “nevertheless” as an introductory word or if you use it in a way that interrupts the flow of a sentence (e.g. I am, nevertheless, going.), it definitely needs a comma after it (or surrounding it). However, if it comes at the end of a sentence, a comma isn’t at all necessary; it engenders a needless pause.

What is the difference between nonetheless and nevertheless?

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, nevertheless and nonetheless are interchangeable; however, strict grammarians insist that nevertheless should be used when referring to something that has occurred, is occurring, or might occur. Nonetheless means in spite of, in contrast to, or notwithstanding.

What word can replace however?

however

  • even so,
  • howbeit,
  • nevertheless,
  • nonetheless,
  • notwithstanding,
  • still,
  • still and all,
  • though,

Should I use Nonetheless or nevertheless?

While they are both adverbs, meaning that they are modifiers, when properly applied, nevertheless should be used when referring to an event or situation which either has, is, or may occur. Nonetheless should be applied to something which is measurably quantifiable.