BDII Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 yo.... I'm having a lapse in my English profiency... Explain to me the "to" and "too" rule. Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosco Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 to |toō| preposition 1 expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location) : walking down to the mall | my first visit to Africa. • expressing location, typically in relation to a specified point of reference : forty miles to the south of the site | place the cursor to the left of the first word. • expressing a point reached at the end of a range or after a period of time : a drop in profits from $105 million to around $75 million | from 1938 to 1945. • (in telling the time) before (the hour specified) : it's five to ten. • approaching or reaching (a particular condition) : Christopher's expression changed from amazement to joy | she was close to tears. • expressing the result of a process or action : smashed to smithereens. 2 identifying the person or thing affected : you were terribly unkind to her. • identifying the recipient or intended recipient of something : he wrote a heart-rending letter to the parents | I am deeply grateful to my parents. 3 identifying a particular relationship between one person and another : he is married to Jan's cousin | economic adviser to the president. • in various phrases indicating how something is related to something else (often followed by a noun without a determiner) : made to order | a prelude to disaster. • indicating a rate of return on something, e.g., the distance traveled in exchange for fuel used, or an exchange rate that can be obtained in one currency for another : it only does ten miles to the gallon. • ( to the) Mathematics indicating the power (exponent) to which a number is raised : ten to the minus thirty-three. 4 indicating that two things are attached : he had left his bike chained to a fence | figurative they are inextricably linked to this island. 5 concerning or likely to concern (something, esp. something abstract) : a threat to world peace | a reference to Psalm 22:18. 6 governing a phrase expressing someone's reaction to something : to her astonishment, he smiled. 7 used to introduce the second element in a comparison : it's nothing to what it once was. infinitive marker 1 used with the base form of a verb to indicate that the verb is in the infinitive, in particular • expressing purpose or intention : I set out to buy food | we tried to help | I am going to tell you a story. • expressing an outcome, result, or consequence : he was left to die | he managed to escape. • expressing a cause : I'm sorry to hear that. • indicating a desired or advisable action : I'd love to go to France this summer | we asked her to explain | the leaflet explains how to start a recycling program. • indicating a proposition that is known, believed, or reported about a specified person or thing : a house that people believed to be haunted. • ( about to) forming a future tense with reference to the immediate future : he was about to sing. • after a noun, indicating its function or purpose : a chair to sit on | something to eat. • after a phrase containing an ordinal number : the first person to arrive. 2 used without a verb following when the missing verb is clearly understood : he asked her to come but she said she didn't want to. adverb so as to be closed or nearly closed : he pulled the door to behind him. ORIGIN Old English tō (adverb and preposition); related to Dutch toe and German zu. too |toō| adverb 1 [as submodifier ] to a higher degree than is desirable, permissible, or possible; excessively : he was driving too fast | he wore suits that seemed a size too small for him. • informal very : you're too kind. 2 in addition; also : is he coming too? • moreover (used when adding a further point) : she is a grown woman, and a strong one too. PHRASES all too —— used to emphasize that something is the case to an extreme or unwelcome extent : failures are all too common. none too —— far from; not very : her sight's none too good. only too see only . too bad see bad . too far see far . too much see much . ORIGIN Old English , stressed form of to , spelled too from the 16th cent. Thesaurus too adverb 1 invasion would be too risky excessively, overly, over, unduly, immoderately, inordinately, unreasonably, extremely, exorbitantly, very; informal too-too. 2 he was unhappy, too, you know also, as well, in addition, additionally, into the bargain, besides, furthermore, moreover, on top of that, to boot, likewise. Stay Stock Stay Happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hondas123 Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 What happened to Heights? I haven't logged in here in over a LOOONG time....I thought he was a lifer. - The Mortgage Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoplightAssassin Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 never heard of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudeondacouch Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 What happened to Heights? I haven't logged in here in over a LOOONG time....I thought he was a lifer. I'm still here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipsterDoofus Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 I'm still here, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeislord Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Heights became an international murse salesman and has left the Tri-State for a roomy 1bed 0bath hut in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Heights became an international murse salesman and has left the Tri-State for a roomy 1bed 0bath hut in Thailand with pre-pubescent boys. fixed Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BagheeraLGT Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 too = also ie) I hate turbo lag. Me too. to = ______ (preposition) I want to go TO the park. --> TO--> where --> the park I want to give my car TO PhilT --> TO --> whom --> PhilT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 too = also ie) I hate turbo lag. Me too. to = ______ (preposition) I want to go TO the park. --> TO--> where --> the park I want to give my car TO PhilT --> TO --> whom --> PhilT I will send you my address where you can ship the car TO Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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