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Though I was taught this through, or so I thought, it's still tough throughout. (beehaw.org)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by lvxferre@mander.xyz to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You were taught this through? Through what?

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago

Maybe "thoroughly" would fit better..

[–] Bunnylux@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months 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 10 months ago

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

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

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

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 15 points 10 months ago

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

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

i gave up and just read thot tho

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago

thou thoroughly thought this through.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

it's still tough "throughout", Shirley.

[–] BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 10 months ago

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

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

yyssss, nice

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 5 points 10 months ago

The dyslexia tango!

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 4 points 10 months ago

this is great

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thorough gets me every goddamned time.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 1 points 10 months ago

What a thow off!

[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 10 months ago

That's tough.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Trough!!

[–] bricklove@midwest.social 2 points 10 months ago

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

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 2 points 10 months ago

Ought

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ69ny57pR0

[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 2 points 7 months ago

this is an absolute throught though