Low well after
"The ECB has said it would continue buying bonds at least until September and keep rates low well after to raise inflation to its two percent target." (Reuters.)
Is "after" a postposition [i.e., would keep rates low well after (September)] or is it an adverb modifying the adverb phrase "low well" in the sentence above?
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Think of the sentence this way. . [ and keep rates low] [ well after September ] [ in order to raise inflation to its two percent target ].
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- [ and keep rates low] [ well after September ] [ in order to raise inflation to its two percent target ].
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Think of the sentence this way.
. . . [ and keep rates low] [ well after September ] [ in order to raise inflation to its two percent target ].
0"low well" is not a phrase in that sentence. The phrase is "well after", in which "well" modifies "after", which implies "well after September". This is adverbial, modifying "keep rates low".
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