...Ещё одно многофункциональное слово, с помощью которого вы сможете изрекать кощунственнейшие сентенции на любой вкус. WHILE. 1. Скорее всего, вы уже умеете употреблять его в роли союза «пока/в то время как»: • Take a nap while I'm out. • While there's life there's hope. • Texting while driving has now replaced drinking and driving as the leading cause of death among teenage drivers. • We should have hung u while we had the chance and trust me it would make the world better. ...Пришла пора нырнуть чуть глубже в яму с грамматикой: ==== 2. WHILE как существительное: (промежуток времени/ или время, проведённое за работой) • I only stayed for a short while. • He was in the bathroom quite a while (= a longtime), and I kept thinking about what he was up to. • I drew this shit a while ago, it actually won first place in an art competition. • I remember a foreman yelling at me, and it made me wonder in some while why he was yelling. WORTH ONE’S WHILE – «стоящий»: • "Is it worth my while to go on, respected sir?" – "Yes, stop flunkying and go on". ...Также просто WORTHWHILE: • Being a stripper has been a worthwhile and even empowering experience. ==== 3. Напоминаем: почти из любого существительного можно сделать глагол: TO WHILE - тянуться, длиться. • The last year whiled for me. There's not much to do in prison, I'll tell you that. • We whiled away an hour or two with a couple of 1st class Brazilian ladies. ==== 4. ... По традиции, ебучие наречия™: AWHILE = for a while. (не путайте: первое – наречие; второе – существительное с предлогом). • He said he would be home awhile. MEANWHILE – «между тем», «тем временем», «кроме того», «наряду с этим»: • "She will be ready in 10 minutes, Mum." "Great - meanwhile, let's set the table." Meanwhile, reposting is an amazing way to fill your feed with useful content.