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

You were taught this through? Through what?

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

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

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

Maybe "thoroughly" would fit better..

[–] [email protected] 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".

[–] [email protected] 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

[–] lurch 10 points 1 week ago

i gave up and just read thot tho

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

thou thoroughly thought this through.

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

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

[–] Varyk 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

it's still tough "throughout", Shirley.

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

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

[–] Varyk 3 points 1 week ago

yyssss, nice

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

The dyslexia tango!

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

this is great

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

Thorough gets me every goddamned time.

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

What a thow off!

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

That's tough.

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

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