Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-22 months agoThough I was taught this through, or so I thought, it's still tough throughout.beehaw.orgimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down10
arrow-up1225arrow-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-22 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareAda@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoYou were taught this through? Through what?
minus-squareLvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoThrough the troughs of school, feeding me all those “delicious” spelling woes!
minus-squareJohnnyCanuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoMaybe “thoroughly” would fit better…
minus-squareBunnylux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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-up2·2 months 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?