part=part ways=part company?
we had lunch together and then we _______(parted/parted ways/parted company)at the bus stop, he went to hotel and i went home.
we went to the bookstore together and then we _______(parted/parted ways/parted company)at the bus stop, he went to hotel and i went home.
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Those all literally mean the same thing, even though "to part company" sounds a little old-fashioned to me. I would not use it myself but there is nothing wrong with it.
"To part ways" sounds a little dramatic, and I would use it if I wanted to sound like I were really going to miss the person, or to pretend that I was. "[Sigh] I guess we are now parting ways."
Just "to part" is probably the most neutral of the three.
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All three mean the same to me. "Parted company" sounds a little more formal because it takes longer to say. You can also use other words, of course, like "split up" or "separated."
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