aytug2001
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"He had a sick kid. We all knew this, so when he laughed at his own jokes, which were rusty way before I had him, we laughed too, forcing it sometimes just to make him happy."
This is from a book (Alice Sebold - The Lovely Bones). The part I couldn't make any sense:
way before I had him
For those who don't know the book, this is written from a murdered girl's point of view.
She is talking about her teacher. I have no idea what she means by that. (way before I had him)
I know way before is like long before. The only thing I can't figure out is the meaning of "have" here I guess. Does she mean that his jokes had always been rusty (old) when she was with him?
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