Comments on: I’m Thruw With NotWord Thru http://grammarsource.com/2007/09/10/im-thruw-with-notword-thru/ Bring your curiosity and questions about English and let's find answers Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:37:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: grammarbloggerhttp://grammarsource.com/2007/09/10/im-thruw-with-notword-thru/comment-page-1/#comment-292 grammarblogger Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:02:08 +0000 http://grammarsucks.com/im-thruw-with-notword-thru.htm#comment-292 Tho you did gr8 research, this just proves my point that the dictionaries will cave in to anything.Do you really want to rite like a scientist? Tho you did gr8 research, this just proves my point that the dictionaries will cave in to anything.

Do you really want to rite like a scientist?

]]> By: malachaihttp://grammarsource.com/2007/09/10/im-thruw-with-notword-thru/comment-page-1/#comment-291 malachai Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:33:57 +0000 http://grammarsucks.com/im-thruw-with-notword-thru.htm#comment-291 "thru" dates back to the 14th century. Our modern use is due to the spelling reform movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was used by the Chicago Tribune from 1935 to 1975. It is still used in technical journals.Merriam-Webster's Concise Guide to English Usage says "Thru has never been less than standard, but it remains a distant second choice in print." “thru” dates back to the 14th century. Our modern use is due to the spelling reform movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was used by the Chicago Tribune from 1935 to 1975. It is still used in technical journals.

Merriam-Webster’s Concise Guide to English Usage says “Thru has never been less than standard, but it remains a distant second choice in print.”

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