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Grammar Entry 682 / 1605 60-second read

Backwards vs. Backward

US drops the S.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“She stepped backwards.”

✓ Correct

“She stepped backward.”

The ruleii

US: BACKWARD. UK: BACKWARDS.

Same pattern as TOWARD / TOWARDS.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

US drops S.

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