“Nowadays” or “Now a Days”: Which One Is Correct?

There is only one correct spelling:

Nowadays → ✔ correct (means ‘these days’) Now a days → ✘ incorrect
Now days / now-a-days / now days → ✘ all incorrect

Use nowadays as ONE word.

1. Nowadays

Meaning

Nowadays means at the present time or these days.
It is informal but perfectly acceptable in everyday writing.

Examples (10 total)

1. People use smartphones a lot nowadays.
2. Nowadays, it’s easy to work from home.
3. Kids nowadays grow up with technology.
4. Nowadays, many shows are streamed online.
5. People travel more often nowadays.
6. Nowadays, cars are much safer.
7. She exercises more nowadays.
8. Nowadays, working remotely is common.
9. It’s rare nowadays to find a payphone.
10. Nowadays, people read news on their phones.

🧠 Tip:
If it means “these days,” write it as ONE word → nowadays.

2. “Now a Days” (Incorrect)

Meaning

This form is never correct in modern English.

It may appear due to mishearing the word, but English no longer treats it as a phrase.

Incorrect Examples

❌ People travel more now a days.
❌ Now a days it’s cheaper to shop online.
❌ Kids now a days love gaming.

Correct all to nowadays.

3. Quick Comparison Table

4. How to Remember

👉 Nowadays is ONE WORD, like “sometimes” or “always.”
👉 It combines “now” + “adays” (old English form).

Memory trick:
If you can replace it with “these days,” use one-word nowadays.

5. Common Mistakes

❌ Writing “now a days”
✔ Always write nowadays

❌ Adding hyphens (“now-a-days”)
✔ Outdated for centuries

❌ Thinking it's formal or archaic
✔ It’s common and modern

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FAQs

1. Is “nowadays” informal?

It’s conversational but acceptable in most writing.

2. Can I use “these days” instead?

Yes — they mean the same thing.

3. Is “now a days” ever correct historically?

Not in modern English — avoid it entirely.

4. Can “nowadays” start a sentence?

Yes: “Nowadays, people use email more than letters.”

Practice: Choose the Correct Form

(Answers at the end.)

1. __________, many people work online.
2. Kids spend more time on tablets __________.
3. We travel more often __________.
4. __________, electric cars are popular.
5. People rely on GPS a lot __________.
6. __________ it’s normal to shop digitally.
7. Students nowadays/now a days use laptops in class.
8. __________, it’s rare to see DVDs.
9. Technology changes quickly __________.
10. __________, most meetings are virtual.

Answers

1. Nowadays
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10. Nowadays