At about 53s of this video, I listened a phrase "way before". Did I hear it in a wrong way or it has some meaning?
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At about 53s of this video, I listened a phrase "way before". Did I hear it in a wrong way or it has some meaning?
Searched and got this result. But it seems the page is explaining since '86
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Best Answer
As StoneyB says, "way" here is a colloquial use that means "long". In other contexts it can mean "much" or "very" -- basically, it is used to add emphasis to whatever comes after it.
The speaker can add extra emphasis by elongating "way":