 Re: anyway and anyhow
I think 'anyhow' would be more common in the States than in the UK where we tend more to use 'anyway'. We use 'anyhow' in its second meaning,
in a careless or haphazard way : 'His room looked like he gets undressed and flings his clothes on the furniture anyhow.'
...though I'm more familiar with, and would say myself, "...and flings his clothes on the furniture any old how."
If I did use it as a substitute for 'anyway', it would be:
"Anyhow, it's been nice talking with you (((on the phone) but I'd better head off - I've got to pick up my girlfriend after work." |