What people say: afterwards
Correct expression: afterward
Meaning: at a later time; subsequently
Examples:
- I mopped the floor and had to be careful afterward to watch my step.
- If you have to tell Mary the bad news, try to say something positive afterward.
From the comments: Anonymous commented that afterwards is listed in some dictionaries, which led me to dig deeper. The Chicago Manual of Style points out that many directional words (toward, afterward, forward, upward, and so on) end in an 's' in British English. In American English, the conventional spelling is without an 's' at the end. Thank you, Anonymous!
I managed to find 'afterwards' in some dictionaries. Is this a case of AmE and BrE?
ReplyDeleteYou learn something new every day. You're exactly right. Here is how the Chicago Manual of Style explains it:
ReplyDeleteThe preferred form is without the ‑s in American English, with it in British English. The same is true for other directional words, such as upward, downward, forward, and backward, as well as afterward.
It is the same with toward vs. towards, which was the subject of a previous 'word nerd' entry.
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