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 Irina_N

link 8.07.2006 20:57 
Subject: Toward vs. towards - правильность использования
Уважаемые коллеги, подскажите, в каких случаях лучше использовать "towards" а в каких "toward". Например, в предложении "The doctor's attention toward(s) his patients".
Спасибо!

 Juliza

link 8.07.2006 21:12 
Q. What is the difference between toward and towards?

A. The difference is merely dialectal.

Toward and towards act as a preposition and adjective and have several meanings. The difference is dialectal, though many have tried to draw a semantic distinction (that is, a distinction in meaning). Toward is more common in American English; towards is the predominant form in British English.

 Juliza

link 8.07.2006 21:13 

 Juliza

link 8.07.2006 21:15 
Еще добавление:
Remember that toward implies movement and it should not be used when to or against would be the better choice.
http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/d49.html

 Juliza

link 8.07.2006 21:18 
.. и ещё одна ссылка до кучи:
http://encarta.msn.com/column_questiontoward/What's_the_difference_between_toward_and_towards.html

 Irina_N

link 8.07.2006 21:38 
Спасибо !

 

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