Any way that suited the other man would suit him – any way just so's he got a bet, he was satisfied. But still he was lucky, uncommon lucky; he most always come out winner. He was always ready and laying for a chance; there couldn't be no solit'ry thing mentioned but that feller'd offer to bet on it, and take any side you please, as I was just telling you.
From Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County".
What exactly the above phrase means?
What could be said instead of "any way just so's?"
Best Answer
I’ve got no reference either (other than this ‘Grammarly’ Facebook post), but I always took it to be a contraction of “[just] so as,” which in your context could mean “[just] as long as [he got a bet].”
“So’s” is also found in “Just so’s you know/ya knows,” where the non-contracted version would be “just so as you know/ya knows.”