The uses of the word “though” in the English language are many. Even the pronunciation can be troublesome because the “ough” sound in English can be said in a variety of different ways depending on the word through American English
In this Go Natural English episode, Gabby explains the way “though” is used at the beginning and the end of a sentence. One of the ways to use “though” is to mean something similar to “however.” An example might look like, “Though I had every intention of going to work today, I woke up feeling sick to my stomach.” Gabby also mentioned that “though” can be used at the end of a sentence but this is more conversational and rarely done in writing.
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Episode transcript below:
Hey There! How’s it going?
Welcome to Go Natural English.
In this episode I’m going to share a great English tip with you about how to use the word “though” in a sentence.
“Though” is a crazy word because of the way it’s spelled – “t-h-o-u-g-h”, though.
It’s really a great word to practice with pronunciation too because it mixes together the “th” sound and the “o” sound and it’s really a commonly used word, so, you definitely want to master it.
Now we use “though” in two different ways, one that’s formal and one that’s informal.
So, it’s interesting because I notice when we use “though” at the beginning of a sentence it’s more formal but at the end of a sentence, it’s more casual.
So, let me give you an example.
If I use “though” in the beginning of a sentence it would be like this, “Though I wanted to go to the beach, I have to work today.”
So, I’m using it like “however”, right?
Now, it also means “however” if I use it at the end of a sentence like, “I wanted to go to the beach but today I have to work though.”
So, it’s just more idiomatic, more conversational to use at the end of a sentence but when you’re writing it’s great to use “though” at the beginning of your sentence.
So, I hope that this quick tip was helpful.
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