JUNE 10, 2008 | Anyhow, anyway
Anyhow and anyway are both adverbs with pretty much the same meaning. They are often used interchangeably, meaning you can either use one or the other.
Both words are often used to mean "nonetheless" or "nevertheless", such as in the sentence "He didn't want to do it, but he did it anyway." In conversation, these words are used is to change the subject, or to move on to another topic... "Anyhow/Anyway, let's move on to something else." In this case, the meaning is more like "in any case".
Remember that anyway is not the same as any way, which has a more literal meaning of "any course, direction, manner, etc." EXAMPLE: Any way you tell him will be fine.
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