The phrase "actually taught me" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a lesson or knowledge gained from someone or something in a more informal or conversational context.
Example: "The experience of traveling abroad actually taught me the importance of cultural sensitivity."
Alternatives: "truly educated me" or "really showed me".
He actually taught me a version of the cups and balls.
"He actually taught me the right way to do things, and that was important to me".
The things listed above are all things that did happen, it's true, but they have not actually taught me anything.
"These seem meaningless, but actually taught me a lot - discipline, patience and to never give up," Gorman said in an e-mail exchange.
While I took many amazing classes (Engineering Entrepreneurship with Jon Burgstone and Perspectives on Entrepreneurship with Jennifer Walske ), my biggest regret is not taking more courses that actually taught me how to build, design and create.
Fortunately, I identified a niche for myself in the field--a novel area of research in translational control--and wrote a proposal jointly with a permanent member of faculty at the University of Sussex, U.K., who had actually taught me years earlier.
But relatively little time was spent actually teaching me about investing.
While I was personally attacked by some farmers, many attempted to actually teach me something.
As a vegan, I was personally attacked by some farmers, but many attempted to actually teach me something.
I was well past my own menarche when John Fawcett's brilliant horror film about teenage girls and werewolves came out, so Ginger's transformation, uncontrollable sexual urges, death obsession, and feelings of alienation did actually teach me anything about puberty.
Now I realize that she was actually teaching me that it was my job to show respect, keep my head up and look at the world through the lens of others.
