Difference between revisions of "Way"

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==Degree Modifier==
 
==Degree Modifier==
*That's way too much work.
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*That's way too much work.  
 
*That's way too big.
 
*That's way too big.
* -- No way! <br /> -- Way.
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* -- No way! <span style="color:#306;font-size:75%;font-style:italic">C'est pas vrai!</span> <br /> -- Way. <span style="color:#306;font-size:75%;font-style:italic">Si, si.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 16:59, 11 April 2020

Path

Chicago skyway. Library of Congress photo
  • I got some milk on the way 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 the tomatoes?

Manner

  • That's no way to speak to your (mother) / (father) / (boss) / (employees)!
  • The way she talks, you would think she was the boss.
  • That's just the way things have always been done.

Degree Modifier

  • That's way too much work.
  • That's way too big.
  • -- No way! C'est pas vrai!
    -- Way. Si, si.