"though" and "although" usage?

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I'm proofreading a script for a visual novel, and the writer of this script uses "though" and "although" very often as linking words at the start of sentences. For example:

John: He was assigned the task of taking care of me.
John: Though, he wasn't very pleased to hear it.

or:

Tim: He said that he aced the exam.
Tim: Although, I sensed a bit of tension in his voice.

I know that technically it isn't grammatically correct, and I don't really agree entirely with it, but I've been turning a blind eye to it for a while now. I figured it might be an acceptable liberty to take for a script, similar to, say, starting a sentence with a conjunction.

Either way, I just wanted to get some more opinions on this. Is it an eyesore seeing "though" used like that?

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

StepW Is it an eyesore seeing "though" used like that?

Both words can begin a clause, but only 'though' can end one.

GPY · Answer

It seems to me that the normal form would be:

John: He was assigned the task of taking care of me, though he wasn't very pleased to hear it.

Tim: He said that he aced the exam, although I sensed a bit of tension in his voice.

I don't quite understand why these are split into two sentences. If the second sentences are presented as afterthoughts then, for me, the main eyesore is the comma. Without the commas I find them acceptable.

StepW · Answer

Thanks for the reply! In the script, "though" and "although" are used in the same way as, say, "however" is used. After getting some more second opinions, I decided to find each instance of "though" or "although", and either replace it with a proper linking word like "Nonetheless", "However", "Still", etc, or join the sentences as you said. I think it was a good call.

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