Tuesday, February 06, 2007

"Anyway" or "Any way"

This is another example - like "every day" and "everyday" - where both are correct when used in the right context.

These are correct:

He would try to fix it in any way he could.

It didn't matter much anyway.

Anyway, let's get on with the job in hand.

Any way you choose to travel will get you there in the end.

Anyway, if you choose to travel by bus, it will be a slower journey.

More joined up words that shouldn't be

Some more words that seem to be creeping into the language.

We've already covered "alot", which should always be "a lot".
"alittle" - yes, I've just seen that one! - should be "a little".