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Saturday, November 12, 2005

Toward? Towards? More Differences Between the Brits and the Yanks

The Grammar Guru received a query some time ago, and it bears on our question of British vs. American usage: The question was "I've written a poem, and one of the lines is...'she is floating toward him.' Is it toward or towards?" And the definitive answer is {drum roll, please} either one! That's... Sign in to see full entry.

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