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[missdaredevil]

1
He could equally* well* have used another joining word or expression, like but.

What does that part mean?

2
The song is a *house-rocker*.

To make a house rock?

3.
Old school *dogs*.
Does that mean people?

4.
Disco music was the *hottest thing out*.
What does that mean, how can it be hot and out?

5.
He became the No.1 DJ and *space permitting*, he could draw up to 2000 people on any given night.

Is that a common way to put it?

Thanks guys.

[CP]

1. Means, he could just have well used another word, such as "but."

2. Yes, it is so dynamic, it rocks the house.

3. Yes, nowadays some people address each other as "dog." It is more affectionate or at least familiar than anything else. "Where you learn to sing like that, dog? You got talent!"

4. It was the hottest (greatest) thing in the world. The hottest thing out on the market.

5. Yes, it is common enough. It means, "if there was enough space."

"He became the No.1 DJ, and, if there was enough space, he could draw up to 2000 people on any given night."
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[kerstin]

well= as well,in this case?
Thanks

[Yinglish]

[CP]

[missdaredevil]

Was that a typo or a common way to shorten it?

Thanks

[bud]

It was just a typo. You need "just as well have" there.