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Well we should find out by Wednesday but all signs point to this is real.

Update 2: TV Wakayama's schedule no longer lists the episode title. TV Wakayama told the Gigazine website that it was instructed not to post the episode title — but since the title was "somehow" posted anyways, the station has deleted that information. Thanks, Aeria.

"Anyways" is not a word in the English language.

This begs the question

mulrich wrote:

"Anyways" is not a word in the English language.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anyways

"Anyways" is not a word in the English language. A quick look in any English dictionary, including American ones, reveals it to be incorrect, or at least, nonstandard. "Anyway" is correct. Do you perhaps also say "anybodies" and "anyones"?

mulrich wrote:

This begs the question

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/begs-the-question.aspx

Firstly, it's a bad idea to leave out important stuff. But you're probably American, so idiotic censorship must be pretty normal. In any case, it only make you look stupid. Secondly, try looking in other dictionaries, including actual dictionaries, assuming you own any. I ask again, do you also say "anybodies" and "anyones"? No? Didn't think so. Hence "anyways" is wrong. I can't be arsed to find the exact grammar rules on the subject, because arguing with illiterate people isn't worth my time.

I think sailorsean and I were pointing out the irony in assertions that a word is not a word in the English language (when it is) and is nonstandard or wrong … when these assertions themselves have "nonstandard" usages of the phrase "begs the question" and the term "arsed."

Why is it that you simply cannot accept "anyways" isn't proper English? Are you that hellbent on not having a proper language?

As for the other things, I already admitted my mistake, and have moved on and learned something today. It's sad that you seem unable to learn.

As for the word "arse", I'm not sure you're aware of this - you certainly don't seem to be - but there's this language called English that originates from England. In England - or the United Kingdom, as it's called today - they speak British English. In British English, it's "arse", not "ass". Being European, I learned - surprise! - British English in school, though American English is pretty common due to movies and TV.

Incidentally, school is also where I was taught why "anyways" makes no sense grammatically.

Egan Loo wrote:

I think sailorsean and I were pointing out the irony in assertions that a word is not a word in the English language (when it is) and is nonstandard or wrong … when these assertions themselves have "nonstandard" usages of the phrase "begs the question" and the term "arsed."

Why is it that you simply cannot accept "anyways" isn't proper English? Are you that hellbent on not having a proper language?

As for the other things, I already admitted my mistake, and have moved on and learned something today. It's sad that you seem unable to learn.

As for the word "arse", I'm not sure you're aware of this - you certainly don't seem to be - but there's this language called English that originates from England. In England - or the United Kingdom, as it's called today - they speak British English. In British English, it's "arse", not "ass". Being European, I learned - surprise! - British English in school, though American English is pretty common due to movies and TV.

Incidentally, school is also where I was taught why "anyways" makes no sense grammatically.

megas88, yes, this is the Internet. However, Anime News Network is a news site. Bad spelling and grammar means the staff, who should be keeping some sort of journalistic professionalism, aren't doing a proper job.

megas88, yes, this is the Internet. However, Anime News Network is a news site. Bad spelling and grammar means the staff, who should be keeping some sort of journalistic professionalism, aren't doing a proper job.

Naturally, content comes first, but using proper language is important as well.