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[missdaredevil]

toward or towards?


In U.S. English, toward is the usual form but in British English towards is more common. The same principle applies to afterward/afterwards and to some other adverbs of direction that end in -ward, for example, backward/backwards and outward/outwards. Upward, as in moved upward, and upwards, as in increases upwards of 10 percent, are also standard. Note that related adjectives of direction always end in -ward, not -wards, as in a backward glance or an upward trend. The adverb forwards is a seldom used variant of forward in U.S. English, and the -wards spelling of it is never used as a standard U.S. English adjective.


Could anyone interpret that for me?

Thanks

[CP]

This is just an explanation that words like "toward" and "upward" can also be spoken / written as "towards" and "upwards," with an "s" on the end. In British English, it is common to use the forms with "s" on the end, but not in American English.
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