Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-212 days agoThough I was taught this through, or so I thought, it's still tough throughout.beehaw.orgimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down10
arrow-up1222arrow-down1imageThough I was taught this through, or so I thought, it's still tough throughout.beehaw.orgLvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-212 days agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareAda@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·12 days agoYou were taught this through? Through what?
minus-squareLvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·12 days agoThrough the troughs of school, feeding me all those “delicious” spelling woes!
minus-squareJohnnyCanuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·12 days agoMaybe “thoroughly” would fit better…
minus-squareBunnylux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoIt’s correct as written. Think of it like “see this through” or taught this “through and through”. You can say “taught this through” to mean, “taught this completely/well”.
minus-squareAda@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoI’ve never seen anyone use a singular “through” as a synonym for “thoroughly”. Maybe it’s a regional thing?
You were taught this through? Through what?
Through the troughs of school, feeding me all those “delicious” spelling woes!
Maybe “thoroughly” would fit better…
It’s correct as written. Think of it like “see this through” or taught this “through and through”. You can say “taught this through” to mean, “taught this completely/well”.
I’ve never seen anyone use a singular “through” as a synonym for “thoroughly”. Maybe it’s a regional thing?