Comment Re:"a ways" to go? From a veteran editor... (Score 1) 279
It's incorrect grammatically but still a common idiom, especially for spoken language.
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000270.htm
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/quite+a+ways
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000270.htm
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/quite+a+ways