Learn English – Is “aways” a misprint by EVE Online Customer Support

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We noticed that you have not yet logged in to EVE Online. You're just a few steps aways to get started in the world of wealth, power, adventure and opportunity that is New Eden!

EVE Online Customer Support sent me an email that has this text and I've never seen "just a few steps aways". Is it a misprint? Shouldn't it be "a few steps away"?

Best Answer

Make no mistake, it's a typo. you're just a few steps away from something is a very popular expression in English. This expression, however, is not listed in any known to me dictionary for some inexplicable to me reason, but I personally hear it a lot. And it fits the context perfectly too because that's the kind of phraseology they often use in marketing and advertising. The sentence otherwise just doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

Example:

You're just a few steps aways from finally making your dream come true. All you have to do is pick up your phone and dial the following number.

And as Readin pointed out in his comment, it actually would be better to say away from getting started.

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