Difference between revisions of "Way"
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(Here ''way'' is a very informal equivalent of ''much'' or ''far''...) | (Here ''way'' is a very informal equivalent of ''much'' or ''far''...) | ||
*That's way too much work. | *That's way too much work. | ||
Revision as of 17:11, 11 April 2020
Path
- I got some bread on the way back home.
- I'm on my way.
- highway, motorway, tollway,
- skyway, freeway, etc.
Method
- That's not the way I do it. cf. That's not how I do it.
- What's the best way to keep bugs from eating your tomatoes?
Manner
- That's no way to speak to your (mother) / (father) / (boss) / (employees)!
- The way (that) she talks, you would think (that) she was the boss.
- That's just the way (that) things have always been done.
Degree Modifier
(Here way is a very informal equivalent of much or far...)
- That's way too much work.
- That's way too big.
No way!
- -- No way! C'est pas vrai!
-- Way. Si, si.
No way! also means pas question!
