Daily life
the old-fashioned way
using traditional methods
If you do something the old-fashioned way, you use a traditional method instead of a newer one.
Hear it in real life
Did you book the tickets online?
No, I did it the old-fashioned way and called the office.
I still write my shopping list the old-fashioned way, with a pen and paper.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I did it in old-fashioned way.
Say: I did it the old-fashioned way.
In this expression, say “the old-fashioned way,” without “in.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
do something the old-fashioned way; use the old-fashioned way
Your turn: say it out loud
I still write my shopping list the old-fashioned way, with a pen and paper.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
the old-fashioned way
using traditional methods
“I still write my shopping list the old-fashioned way, with a pen and paper.”
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