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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You were taught this through? Through what?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Maybe "thoroughly" would fit better..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month 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".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

i gave up and just read thot tho

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

thou thoroughly thought this through.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

it's still tough "throughout", Shirley.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

yyssss, nice

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

The dyslexia tango!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

this is great

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thorough gets me every goddamned time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

What a thow off!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

That's tough.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago