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Rom88 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Way to go
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can you say "a way to go"...as means of encouraging somebody for something he did?
or i'm confusing???
thanks!!!
can you say "a way to go"...as means of encouraging somebody for something he did?
or i'm confusing???
thanks!!!
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No, not exactly. There's no "a" in the expression, and it's used not to encourage but to congratulate. Someone does a really fine job at something.
- No, not exactly.
- There's no "a" in the expression, and it's used not to encourage but to congratulate.
- Someone does a really fine job at something.
- " (in AmE, anyway).
- Otherwise it seems so incongruous that it invites laughter!
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No, not exactly. There's no "a" in the expression, and it's used not to encourage but to congratulate. Someone does a really fine job at something. You can say "Way to go!" But it's very informal, so the exact pronunciation should be modified to "Waida GO!" (in AmE, anyway). Otherwise it seems so incongruous that it invites laughter!
CJ
CJ
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Hi, Maverick,
Yes. "well done" is a good paraphrase, as long as it doesn't apply to steak!
CJ
Yes. "well done" is a good paraphrase, as long as it doesn't apply to steak!
CJ
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How could it be explained? "(that's the) way to go!"?
And can't it be used with the opposite meaning: "you still have a long way to go" ?
And can't it be used with the opposite meaning: "you still have a long way to go" ?
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way to go [(You are along the?) way to go]
= good for you
= good going
= good work
= good on you
= at a boy
= at a girl.
When Anne got good grades, her dad said "at a boy, Anne!"
paco
= good for you
= good going
= good work
= good on you
= at a boy
= at a girl.
When Anne got good grades, her dad said "at a boy, Anne!"
paco
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"way to go" < "That's the right way to go/ to do it."
"good on you"??? I've never heard that one.
"atta boy", "atta girl", pronounced "adda ..." in AmE.
When Anne got good grades, her Dad probably said "atta girl"!
In the workplace, did you know that one "oops" cancels 1,000 "atta boys"?
"good on you"??? I've never heard that one.
"atta boy", "atta girl", pronounced "adda ..." in AmE.
When Anne got good grades, her Dad probably said "atta girl"!
In the workplace, did you know that one "oops" cancels 1,000 "atta boys"?
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When Anne got good grades, her Dad probably said "atta girl"!
Oh no, CJ. You disclosed my precious secret!
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