Difference between revisions of "Way"
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| − | *That's no way to speak to your (mother) / (father) / (boss) / (employees)! | + | *That's ''no way'' to speak to your (mother) / (father) / (boss) / (employees)! |
| − | *The way <span style="color:gray;">(that)</span> she talks, you would think <span style="color:gray;">(that)</span> she was the boss. | + | *The ''way'' <span style="color:gray;">(that)</span> she talks, you would think <span style="color:gray;">(that)</span> she was the boss. |
| − | *That's just the way <span style="color:gray;">(that)</span> things have always been done. | + | *That's just the ''way'' <span style="color:gray;">(that)</span> things have always been done. |
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Revision as of 17:26, 11 April 2020
When I had journeyed half of our life's way
I found myself within a shadowed forest,
for I had lost the path that does not stray.
Dante, Inferno
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!
