As an adverb, what is the difference between forward and forwards?

Can backward and forward be used interchangeably with backwards and forwards, or is there some particular situation in which one pair is consistently used over the other?

Possible Duplicate: Forward vs Forwards I always wonder whether I should say "looking forwards to your reply" or "looking forward to your reply", which one should I say in a email?

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Mar 21, 2019 · Trying to find the name of the word that describes a word mean spelled backwards or forwards is meaning and having different meanings. For example: reward and drawer.

If I'm writing "he stepped forward", is there an "s"? Is there any specific time to say forwards vs. forward, or is it based on USA vs UK?

Jun 23, 2020 · The troops always march forwards. If they tried to march backwards they would bump into each other and fall over! Answer In your sentence either is possible because (a) you are moving …

In more and more podcasts and presentations I hear sentences such as this one: That is our strategy going forward. What meaning does going forward add to the sentence? That is, how is it differen...

Mar 13, 2015 · Palindromes are words, sentences, numbers that are the same forwards and backwards. Is there a term for words that are one word forwards but a different word backwards?

However, a palindrome is exactly the same forwards and backwards (discounting punctuation) whereas this is opposite forward and backwards - so pretty much the antonym of a palindrome.