tho
Writers use it informally to show contrast with a previous idea
- adverb
- /θoʊ/
- Texting
:
aunque
- He studied hard for the exam, tho he still felt nervous.
Examples
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The movie was boring, tho the acting was really good.
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I love the beach; the sand gets hot, tho, so I always bring shoes.
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It's by Zach Managlu and tho great book on PD ES.
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My Gucci, I don't want to call these like low tho heels, the Gucci slingbacks, all these Charles and Keith boots.
Synonyms
Surface Forms
tho positive
Etymology
Tho is an informal spelling of though, used a lot in texting and online to mean 'however' or 'nevertheless'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of it as a quick, shortened form of though, where letters are dropped to type faster, and it still shows the 'opposite idea' or contrast in a sentence.