Is one more correct than the other? If there is one, what is the distinction between the two?
Posted by HSO (Member # 2056) on :
Either is correct. They are fully interchangeable, and no one should gig you on it if you use either.
EDIT: Distinction between them is personal preference, really. I think my wife says "towards" and I tend to say "toward." But I'm saying "towards" more often now -- her English vocabulary is affecting my American.
[This message has been edited by HSO (edited June 13, 2005).]
Posted by Void (Member # 2567) on :
I think either is correct. "Toward" is American English and "towards" is British English, so I suppose it depends on the tone and setting of your story as to which you choose to use.
You should develop your idea here, with Survivor going on a Horatio Hornblower type literary adventure aboard the Penmanship!
Posted by djvdakota (Member # 2002) on :
Either? Really?
Gosh! A grammar rule that isn't one!
But that kinda bothers me. I guess I'm just a very black&white kind of person. One's gotta be righter than the other!
Posted by HSO (Member # 2056) on :
Well, pick one and make it correct for you. Just be consistent about it in your manuscript.
If the Eng. vs. US thing mentioned above is correct (which it probably is), then go with "toward." You are American. Be proud of your language.
Posted by djvdakota (Member # 2002) on :
Oh, I am proud of my language. And I agree on the consistency.
I was really just curious as to what's proper. Now I know.
Thanks.
Posted by Christine (Member # 1646) on :
MS word likes to steal my s when I write towards. FOr a while, I thought I was doing it wrong and then I realized I was writing the British version.
Oh well. I also use theatre, for some reason. I think it looks prettier.
Posted by Void (Member # 2567) on :
Christine--just out of curiousity:
When you write about going to the movies, do you use theatre or theater?
Posted by Christine (Member # 1646) on :
I always use theatre, no matter what type it is.
Posted by franc li (Member # 3850) on :
For a second I thought this was a really old thread. Then I realized I'd seen it discussed elswere. It seems like it ended with the "Which sounds better" conclusion. Or devolved into how various people think they pronounce it.
