anyway(s)

[Laurence Horn]

>I heard this morning a radio personality use anyways several times.  My
>use is anyway, I think.
>
>In DARE the entry is designated "now chiefly Sth, S Midl."  The radio
>personality was born and bread in New York City.
>
>I notice that anywheres does not have any regional restriction.
>
>Comments?

My impression is that it correlates with informality rather than
region.  I've heard it in the northeast.

larry