Lesson 5 - To, too and two

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To, too and two

More commonly used as:
2, or to

The definitions:

To
I find there are far too many definitions for me to put on here, so I will just give you the link to it.
<URL:http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=to>

Too
-In addition; also: He's coming along too.
-More than enough; excessively: She worries too much.
-To a regrettable degree: My error was all too apparent.
-Very; extremely; immensely: He's only too willing to be of service.
-Informal. Indeed; so: You will too do it!

Two
-The cardinal number equal to the sum of 1 + 1.
-The second in a set or sequence.
-Something having two parts, units, or members, especially a playing card, the face of a die, or a domino with two pips.

This would be the help you need on learning when to use each of the 'to's', and also that you cannot just use a number in place of to or too. As always, it's rather annoying, and just puts a big flashing sign over your head that says 'idiot'.

As you can plainly see, there is a place and a use for each of these words.

To is the most commonly used of the three. Use it when you're not talking about a number value (two, 2) or a quantity (too). It's used when talking about a direction toward or away from something [I went to the store. - She could see all the way to the bottom.]

Too is used when talking about a quantity or extremity of something. [My brother came, too. - He was too angry to talk about it.]

Two, most obviously a number. This is the only one of the three 'to's' that you may substitute and use the number (2). [There are two red apples.]

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2004-07-02 [EmJ Taylor]: um.. i goda qestion .. y cant i jus put 2? insted of to ? itz juzt esier n + itz eseir 2 undrstand wot ppl r tlking bout. u knoe?

2004-07-03 [Seamless]: How is it easier? You don't have to reach as far, and unless people are complete morons they'll have the harder time (probably because they're laughing at you) reading 2 instead.

2004-07-03 [EmJ Taylor]: y u sayin' i am moron? stuupid hooor

2004-07-03 [Seamless]: I'm saying you're a moron because you cannot even spell 'whore' correctly.

2004-07-03 [Woah!-man]: whore.. .hore.. ore... or.... O.O ... hoe +_+ sorry , random boredom flashing on at this moment in time.

2004-07-03 [Seamless]: *pat pat* Quite alright there oryx.

2004-07-04 [Zauberin]: oh oh i found a grammar bloop! the pink example for the word two, it should say "there are two red apples."

2004-07-04 [Seamless]: Heh, this is for spelling, not grammar :D. Thanks, I fixed it. >.> Shhh don't tell anyone <.<

2004-07-10 [Izzles]: You need to do 'why' now. Some stupid morons still put 'y'. That is soooooooooooo last century. =P Joke, joke...

2004-10-11 [RedHorizon]: hay,most ppl that type 'incorrectly' r nnot morons,i gt an A* in eng and so did my bessie m8 and she types 'incorrectly' but its just easier and faster,so just like it or lump it!no offence

2004-10-15 [Seamless]: I don't have to like it, and I never will. So just shut up and quit trying to make a case for yourself and leave.

2004-10-16 [Ukia]: Agreed. Why can't people use proper spelling to make it easier for people to read, as well as to enlarge their vocabulary.

2004-10-16 [umbraven]: *them* How R U? *me* Die you lemming! ...you should put up the word people (ppl) yay! finally a place where 2 means two ! I feel so complete inside!

2004-10-19 [Ukia]: I see another person who likes correct spelling and grammar.

2004-10-22 [Phenomenon]: hehe in Dutch I hardly ever use full words but somehow it just seems wrong to do so in English... odd

2004-10-25 [Ukia]: Really? Odd.

2004-10-26 [Kayne]: In dutch I rarley finish my words :p cause Other dutch people understand it. But Ihate it when people do it in English.

2004-10-26 [Ukia]: I can understand that quite well. I hate it when people do that in almost every language. It just bugs the heck out of the writer in me.

2005-03-30 [manwe]: typo: (short for typographical error) cannont should be can not.

2005-03-30 [manwe]: as for the MORON (and, [RedHorizon], you ARE one ~ look up the definition... your picture is there) who says that typing these poor substitues for communication are easier and faster, you are quite mistaken. while it MAY be easier for you, it is annoying for everyone else to try to translate what you are trying to say. further, many of your ilk compond the confusion with "typos" and other errors, futher encodeing the "communication" as to be undecipherable. it is also a fact that with such frequent use, you are training your mind (such that it is) to think that way, and it WILL creep into your "normal" life and eventually appear in your formal communcations... to your detriment.

2005-04-05 [dshwshr55]: The biggest grammar mistake everyone makes is not putting a comma before "too" (or "though" or "also" or someone's name, etc.) It should be, "My brother came, too." But this isn't about grammar, just spelling.

2005-04-05 [dshwshr55]: /).(\ Some words aren't supposed to start a sentence, either, like "and", "but", "so", "yet", and some others. *shoots himself*

2005-04-06 [Seamless]: I don't mind if you correct it, I did not thoroughly check these for grammar, or punctuation.

2005-04-06 [Seamless]: You'll have to point things out directly if you have any problems, I tend to be rather dense

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