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

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[-] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 2 months ago

You were taught this through? Through what?

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 13 points 2 months ago

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

[-] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

Maybe "thoroughly" would fit better..

[-] Bunnylux@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

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 2 months ago

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

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