Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-219 hours agoThough I was taught this through, or so I thought, it's still tough throughout.beehaw.orgimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1205cross-posted to: onehundredninetysix
arrow-up1205imageThough 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-219 hours agomessage-square22fedilinkcross-posted to: onehundredninetysix
minus-squareBunnylux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 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-squareAdaAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 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?