I've always wondered why this phrasing is used in English:
He has a ways to go.
A ways? "A" ways? Why isn't it:
He has a way to go.
? Or:
He has some way to go.
? It really sounds odd to me, every time I hear it.
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1It would sound odd to me too (as a British English speaker)! – Kate Bunting Nov 07 '21 at 16:09
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Me too, I would say "He has some way to go" or "He has a long way to go." – Weather Vane Nov 07 '21 at 16:17
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3It's American English colloquial usage. – Lambie Nov 07 '21 at 16:46
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Final S on some words is common. Toward(s), beside(s), a way(s), etc. Always on a common function word. – John Lawler Nov 07 '21 at 16:47