Do you say "anyways?"

[raccoon]

If so, where you from?

[lapucelle]

1. No. NYC.

When my kids were little, they would say "anywho" and think it was very witty.

[Glorfindel]

2. No. (I'm from the mountains of north Georgia)

"Anyways" is as foreign to me as "I could care less" and "youse guys."

[CatMor]

3. No

[Pachamama]

4. Yes- have my entire life

Washington DC and Germany upbringing

[Aristus]

5. No. That drives me crazy.

That and saying 'acrost' instead of 'across'.

[Harker]

6. No.

Chicago suburb til nine, fifty years in Colorado, two in W. PA.

I knew a kid from Albuquerque that said it.

[dameatball]

7. So, anyways, what if I do say it? Wutcha gonna do aboud it?

[nevergiveup]

8. Yep, since I was a kid.

Was born in Missouri and grew up in a small town in west central Illinois...along the Mississippi River. I also say crick instead of creek.

[asiliveandbreathe]

9. If I didn't know better, I would think raccoon was my son needling me..we have had this

conversation about "anyways" - we laugh now, he says it on purpose any chance he gets...we are from Boston...

"Anyways" is like nails on a chalkboard, or a flashing red neon sign in print...I was reading an article yesterday, "anyways" was used, right now, I can't remember what the article was about..but I can see "anyways" flashing...the 18th, most honorable son will be 51..Happy Birthday...(I know he reads DU)

[bif]

10. No, and it drives me crazy!

[Iggo]

11. Yes, for effect. (SoCal.)

[hunter]

12. I pay no attention to those who say I shouldn't.

Never have, never will.

I *like* stories that wander off in many different directions. It doesn't bother me at all when people use "anyways" to pull a wandering story back to the main point.

Language is anarchy. It evolves. It flows around the fortresses of the grammarians. Eventually words written in stone are incorporated into the flowing waters or become sand.

I'm Wild West U.S.A..

My parents are artists who were working Hollywood day jobs when they met.

[Iggo]

13. .

[ProudLib72]

14. "Anymuthafuckinways" is proper

Look it up in the OED if you doubt me!

[Wounded Bear]

16. I used to say it more than I do these days...