"way overpay" as a unit

[Dan Goncharoff]

Why is "way" used as an adverb meaning "exaggeratedly" a problem? it is not
used in formal writing, but it doesn't klang to my ears.

DanG
On Jun 3, 2011 5:51 PM, "victor steinbok" <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> This is another usage flag that appears to be quite common, but still
grate=
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> on my ears. I have no problem with "way ADV". Perhaps there are instances
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> "way V" that work--I can't think of any, at the moment, but they might
> exist". But "to way overpay" just seems wrong...
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> With the Globe=92s business having stabilized and the Times Co.=92s debt
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> rden
>> eased, Edmonds writes, =93It looks to me like a keeper for the
company--u=
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>> someone comes forward with cash and is prepared to way overpay.=94
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