Sandi LeFaucheur said:There is no such word as "thru"! Or nite. Or brite. Or any of those other horrible short-forms invented by advertisers. Therefore, the correct spelling is "through".
Julie Worth said:Thru is logical, it's efficient, it's fine for informal emails, but it's one of those things that will brand you as an amateur if you use it in your writing.
Good move. Such an act of discernment should be rewarded with a dozen donuts.Jamesaritchie said:When someone sends me an e-mail with "thru" in it, informal or not, it gets deleted the moment I hit the "word" thru.
Oh, dear, some hearts are going to be broken by this news. Please don't reveal this to these folks, who may be in some substantial part to blame for popularizing "thru."Sandi LeFaucheur said:There is no such word as "thru"! Or nite. Or brite. Or any of those other horrible short-forms invented by advertisers. Therefore, the correct spelling is "through".
elzoria said:Which is appropriate?
I went through the door.
or
I went thru the door.
I get so hung up on this one.
rich said:Not even a real word in the dictionary, Maestro? Had I known that I would not have made such a fool of myself.
rich said:I wouldn't let my dogs talk like that. Although, number two makes some sense wordwise--except for the grating more acceptable words, you know?
Ray, all I saw was that someone reported finding "thru" in a dictionary.maestrowork said:(remember, respect your fellow members. You could have simply pointed out my mistake without being rude. You should have known better than that)