A short way of writing 'though'. Same word, same meaning, same sound — only the spelling is cut down. The apostrophe is standing in for the letters 'ugh' that have been dropped.

'though' 'though' 的 A short way of writing縮短寫法。 Same word同一個字、 same meaning同樣意思、 same sound同樣聲音 — only只有 the spelling拼字 is cut down被剪短了。 The apostrophe那個撇號 is standing in for代替的是 that have been dropped被去掉的 the letters 'ugh'字母 'ugh'。

Because 'though' means several things, so does this: 'but' or 'however' at the end of a sentence ('It's expensive. I want it tho.'); 'even if' or 'in spite of the fact that' at the start of a clause ('Tho' it was late, she kept working').

Because因為 'though' 'though' means several things有好幾個意思， so does this所以這個也是： at the end of a sentence放在句尾 'but' or 'however'是「但是」或「不過」 ('It's expensive. I want it tho.')（「很貴。但我還是想要。」）； at the start of a clause放在子句開頭 'even if' or 'in spite of the fact that'是「即使」或「儘管」 ('Tho' it was late, she kept working')（「雖然已經很晚了，她還是繼續工作」）。

Where do you meet it? Two places, a hundred years apart. In old writing — nineteenth-century poems, letters, signs — writers used 'tho'' with the apostrophe to save ink and space, the same way they wrote 'thro'' for 'through'.

you你 Where會在哪裡 meet it遇到它？ Two places兩個地方， a hundred years apart相隔一百年。 In old writing在舊時代的文字裡 — nineteenth-century poems十九世紀的詩、 letters信、 signs招牌 — writers寫字的人 used 'tho'' with the apostrophe用帶撇號的 'tho'' to save ink and space來省墨水和版面， the same way they wrote就像他們寫 'thro'' 'thro'' for 'through'來代替 'through' 一樣。

Then it came back in our own time, in text messages and online, usually with no apostrophe at all: 'tho'. Young people write it constantly. There is even a common pattern, 'X tho', where you drop the thing you are arguing with: 'That price tho.' — meaning 'wow, look how high that price is'.

Then後來 it它 in our own time在我們自己的時代 came back又回來了， in text messages and online在簡訊和網路上， usually通常 with no apostrophe at all完全不帶撇號： 'tho' 'tho'。 Young people年輕人 constantly不停地 write it在寫它。 There is even甚至有 a common pattern一個常見的句型， 'X tho' 'X tho'， where在裡面 you你 drop省略掉 the thing you are arguing with你在跟它計較的那個東西： 'That price tho.' 'That price tho.' — meaning意思是 'wow, look how high that price is'「哇，看看那價格有多高」。

Now the important part. This is informal writing only. Never write it in school work, an email to a teacher, a job application, or an exam. In speech there is no difference at all — 'tho' and 'though' sound exactly the same, so this is purely a matter of how it looks on the page.

Now接下來是 the important part重要的部分。 This這 is informal writing only只屬於非正式的書寫。 in school work在學校作業、 an email to a teacher給老師的 email、 a job application求職申請 or an exam或考試裡， Never write it千萬不要寫它。 In speech在口說裡 there is no difference at all完全沒有差別 — 'tho' and 'though' 'tho' 跟 'though' sound exactly the same聽起來一模一樣， so所以 this這 purely純粹 is a matter of是 how it looks on the page它在紙面上長什麼樣子的問題。