way, weigh, whey

Way or way means a path or course, or a method or means of doing something--
Do you know the way to San Jose?
Is this the way to the sports arena?
That is not the way to win friends and influence people.
That is not the right way to give a cat a bath.
That's one way of looking at the problem.
Way may mean a direction--
Look both ways before you cross the street.
Is this a one-way street?
Way may mean a manner, habit, or custom--
He spoke in an old-fashioned way.
It is the way of new Yorkers to butt in line.
Way or ways may mean an aspect or approach--in a physical or in a mental sense--
I disagree with this editorial in some ways, but agree with it in others.

Weigh or weigh ( rhymes with way ) means to find out how heavy something is--
They put the baby on a scale to weigh him.
How much does this pumpkin weigh?
One may weigh in a mental or figurative sense--
He weighed the options, and decided to take the job.
The good recommendation will weigh in your favor.

Whey or whey ( rhymes with way ) is the watery milk left over when making cheese-
In the nursery rhyme, she was eating curds and whey.
Whey is newly popular with some vegetarians.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"Do you know the proper way to weigh curds and whey?"

Note-- "a way" ( two words ), means a manner or method, direction or approach--
There must be a way  to fix this.
 "Away" ( one word ) means absent, at a distance, or in another direction--
He is away for the weekend.
"Throw away" means discard, or put in the trash--
She threw it away by accident.
"Aweigh" ( rhymes with away ) is an old-fashioned term for "weigh", meaning, nautically, to raise the anchor as a preparation for sailing--
"Fly, Navy, down the field, anchors aweigh..."