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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:06 am Post subject: anyway |
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| Whose kids are they anyway? They are noisy. |
In the quote, what does the word 'anyway' mean?
I know the meaning of 'anyway' is 'at any rate'. But I think that 'anyway' in the quote has a different meaning from 'at any rate'.
Would you let me know?
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Mister Micawber
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In any event; used to emphasize something just said. Anyway is also used as a substitute for 'by the way'-- it expresses a new, further thought of the speaker.
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