Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-222 hours agoThough I was taught this through, or so I thought, it's still tough throughout.beehaw.orgimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1213arrow-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-222 hours agomessage-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareBunnylux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours 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-up2·10 hours agoI’ve never seen anyone use a singular “through” as a synonym for “thoroughly”. Maybe it’s a regional thing?
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?