But it might have started way later than i think without my noticing anything at all
In the sentence: "But it might have started way later than i think without my noticing anything at all", why there is a "way" here? Is there any difference between "it might have started later" and this? And is there any difference between "without my noticing anything at all" and "without my notice of anything at all"? Or it's just a matter of habit?

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But it might have started way later than i think without my noticing anything at all
In the sentence: "But it might have started way later than i think without my noticing anything at all", why there is a "way" here? Is  there any difference between "it might have started later" and this? And is there any difference between "without my noticing anything at all" and "without my notice of anything at all"? Or it's just a matter of habit?

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The word "way" is used as emphasis.  The sentence could be rewritten to be more clear as: "But it might have started even later than I thought without my noticing anything at all"

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