When to to and when to too?

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GandalfTheWhite

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As English is not my first language is there an easy way to understand this little predicament?
 
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To is like this - "I'm going to the grocery store." Too is like this - "I like green, but I like blue too." It's like saying "as well" or "also" or "in addition to"☺️
 
GandalfTheWhite

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Confusing indeed :p it is as if my mad ninja skills (or maybe my Spidy sence) sometimes warnes me to use too :confused:
 
hornetguy

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as stated above, "too" means "also", or as an adjective... "that green dress was just too much for her"..... "to" never means either of those.

Are you going to the store, too? (also)


We could also throw in "two", but let's don't get too crazy.. (adjective)
 
hornetguy

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English is an odd language, in that we have words that sound the same, but mean different things, and we also have words that are spelled exactly the same, but mean different things.
 
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to: I want to eat a cake
too: I have a motor bike but i want a car too ( too meaning also)
Two: Two angels visited Lot and His family who lived in Sodom.. (two means 2)
 
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GandalfTheWhite said:
As English is not my first language is there an easy way to understand this little predicament?
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If you can turn the word into "also," it has two O's. If not? Only one O.
 
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The confusion between to, too, and two occurs because the three words are pronounced identically.

If you're able to replace the word with "also" or "excessively" / "too much," use too.

If the word is a number, use two.

Otherwise, you'll want to use to.
 
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GandalfTheWhite said:
As English is not my first language is there an easy way to understand this little predicament?
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English is not your first language? Uh, I thought it was:)
 
GandalfTheWhite

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jennymae said:
English is not your first language? Uh, I thought it was:)
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No, I only started speaking and writing English in my early twenties. We do have it as a second language in our Afrikaans schools but as a second language it was never difficult.
 
GandalfTheWhite

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Thank you all for your replies. I will try to make mental notes :)
 
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GandalfTheWhite said:
As English is not my first language is there an easy way to understand this little predicament?
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"To" is just a preposition. "I am going to the store."
"Too" can mean "also." "I am going, too."
"Too" can mean "excessive." "That is too much."
 
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Don't feel TOO bad, GandalfTheWhite. I've met a lot of people who speak English as their first language, and STILL have trouble with the too/to/two issue!
 
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What is your first language?

to is used in the setting of to do ; om (iets) te doen in Dutch, or direction: naar
too is in the setting of "too much" : te veel in Dutch
or "me too!" : ,..... no idea what that would be in Dutch :p
 
RickyZ

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Now, how about there, their, and they're?

There - a location, over there
Their - a possessive, that is their car
They're - a conjugation (they are), they're going to do something


"They're going to take their car to the mechanic over there."



Clear as mud ;)?
 
hornetguy

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GandalfTheWhite said:
Thank you all for your replies. I will try to make mental notes :)
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sud Africa?

So you speak British English..?

My younger brother has lived in Cambridge for the past several years, so every time I see him I say "ooooh.... say something in BRITISH".....

He is not amused, usually....
 
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RickyZ said:
Now, how about there, their, and they're?

There - a location, over there
Their - a possessive, that is their car
They're - a conjugation (they are), they're going to do something


"They're going to take their car to the mechanic over there."



Clear as mud ;)?
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Clear as the Mississippi River:p
 
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hornetguy said:
sud Africa?

So you speak British English..?

My younger brother has lived in Cambridge for the past several years, so every time I see him I say "ooooh.... say something in BRITISH".....

He is not amused, usually....
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Evil, yet amusing...lol.
 
seoulsearch

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hornetguy said:
sud Africa?

So you speak British English..?

My younger brother has lived in Cambridge for the past several years, so every time I see him I say "ooooh.... say something in BRITISH".....

He is not amused, usually....
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He may not have acquired the language, but it sounds like your brother may have developed the dry British sense of humor. :cool:
 
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seoulsearch said:
He may not have acquired the language, but it sounds like your brother may have developed the dry British sense of humor. :cool:
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He may have him watch "Yes, Minister" the next time they meet:p
 
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