Learn Different Ways to Use the Word "way" in English :)

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Hi Bob the Canadian here.
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There are several ways to use the word "way" in English.
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In this video let's take a look at several different uses of the word "way".
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One of the first uses of the word "way" is with two phrases that can be used to cheer
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or encourage someone.
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The first phrase is:
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Way to go!
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And the second phrase is:
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That's the way!
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So let's imagine you're watching your favourite football team, and you want to cheer or encourage
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them.
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You could yell:
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That's the way team!
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You can do it!
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Or you could yell:
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Way to go team!
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You are doing great.
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A second way to use the word "way" is to describe distance using the phrase:
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"All the way"
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You could say things like:
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He ran all the way to the library.
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Or, He drove all the way to Toronto.
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In this phrase when we say "all the way" we mean that they drove the entire distance,
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or they went the entire distance.
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He went all the way to Toronto.
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He drove the entire distance to Toronto.
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A third use of the word way can be when talking about the path or direction someone is going.
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The phrase "go the other way" could be used to tell someone to turn around.
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Stop!
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Go the other way!
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You could say to tell someone that they can't come forward, but they need to turn around
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and go in the opposite direction.
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We also use the word "way" when using phrases like "it is on the way"
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You could say:
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I can pick up milk on my way to work because the store is in between my home and the place
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I work at.
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I can stop on the way.
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And the third way to use it with paths or distances is the phrase "to have lost your
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way"
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He lost his way.
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This basically indicates that the person is lost.
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They don't know where they are anymore.
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On his way to the store he lost his way.
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He is now lost.
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A fourth way to use the word "way" in English is to describe a method for doing something,
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or to describe the method that someone did do something.
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So you could use phrases like:
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The way to do it.
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I know the way to make bread.
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Or to describe that there are several ways to do something.
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There are many ways to make bread.
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Or to describe how someone is doing something.
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So you could say:
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I like the way you sing.
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And finally there's just a few more phrases that aren't in a group specifically, but we
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say things in English like the phrase:
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..by the way.
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And you can use the phrase "by the way" to start a sentence.
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By the way I am going to a movie tonight.
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By the way have you seen the last Star Wars movie.
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It's kind of an introduction to a sentence.
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You could also say the phrase:
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Way too fast.
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You can describe someone as driving way too fast which means they are over the speed limit.
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Or you could say that he eats his food way too fast.
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Indicating that he doesn't just eat the food fast.
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He eats it faster than fast.
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Way too fast.
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And lastly you could say:
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Get out of the way!
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If you were carrying something heavy and someone was blocking your path you could say:
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Get out of the way!
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Asking them to move and to clear the direction that you want to go in.
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Well that's several ways to use the word "way" in English.
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Bob the Canadian here.
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Learn English with Bob the Canadian.
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Be sure to stay around and enjoy some of my other videos and have a great day.
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