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[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You were taught this through? Through what?

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Through the troughs of school, feeding me all those "delicious" spelling woes!

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

Maybe "thoroughly" would fit better..

[–] Bunnylux@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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".

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

I’ve never seen anyone use a singular “through” as a synonym for “thoroughly”. Maybe it’s a regional thing?

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 14 points 1 week ago

The English language is difficult, but it can be understood through tough, thorough thought.

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

As a native speaker, fuck, fuck this fucking language.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

As a non-native speaker, I couldn't agree more

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

i gave up and just read thot tho

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

thou thoroughly thought this through.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Though thorough throughout, I came here for thoughts on thots.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

it's still tough "throughout", Shirley.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 1 week ago

I'm stealing this. Check the new title :D

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

yyssss, nice

The dyslexia tango!

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thorough gets me every goddamned time.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

What a thow off!

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 week ago

this is great

[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago

That's tough.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] bricklove@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

I looked this over and noticed they'd overlooked this one

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago