I'm confused on when to use towards over toward.
but then, some days it is quite easy to confused-ed me.
Shad
I'm confused on when to use towards over toward.
but then, some days it is quite easy to confused-ed me.
Shad
I think most view them as interchangeable.
Personally, I tend to use toward for orientation/direction and towards for movement.
He was facing toward the church.
He was walking towards his car.
It's more about location. British/Australian verses American English.
No other difference I'm aware of.
"toward" is American and "towards" is British, but they are used interchangeably on both sides of the pond. You are right using either.
It goes for the others as well such as backward, forward, upward, outward, etc.
ETA:
Grammar Girl: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/toward-versus-towards
Grammarly: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/toward-towards/
Grammarist: https://grammarist.com/spelling/toward-towards/
This may be a little off topic, but I have trouble with ahold of rather than a hold of
IMO the latter is formally correct but the former corruption is becoming established.
ETA: Grammarly has a good article on the subject:
Ahold or A Hold–Which Should I Use?
AJ
This may be a little off topic, but I have trouble with ahold of rather than a hold of
'Ahold' is similar to 'afoot' and 'awaken' (vs. woke or wakened). You wouldn't use it in normal speech, but when strategically placed, it can make a sentence really stand out. The prefix -a (meaning 'not), calls attention to the statement, making readers really pay attention to it. It's a technique called antitethis (a long-established literary technique), though without the negating the meaning.