“… did not have anyway to contact current members.”

Adverbs

I saw this in a corporate presentation.

Problem:
The single word “anyway” is incorrect in this sentence.

Explanation:
The sentence appeared in a presentation about a company’s customer-care systems.

The single word “anyway” is an adverb that means regardless or in any case.

An example of the proper use of the adverb “anyway” is “Although he hates the car, she is keeping it anyway.”

If we replace the adverb “anyway” in the presentation that I saw with the adverb’s definition, then we get “… did not have regardless to contact current members.”, which is nonsensical and clearly proves that the adverb “anyway” does not belong in the sentence.

The writer of the sentence actually was stating that there was not a method or way to contact current members.

This gives us the solution.

Solution:
“… did not have any way to contact current members.”