When To Use “To”, “Two” And “Too”

Blog #10g: A clarification of the uses and meaning of “to”, “too” and “two”

These are sometimes used interchangeably by some people, but such usage is incorrect because the terms don’t mean the same thing.

  1. “To” is a preposition and is used in various ways to connect parts of a sentence.

Some examples:

It’s not up to you
I gave the book to her
I went to the show

  1. “Too” is another way of saying “also”.

Some examples:

I want one too
Me too
I liked it too

  1. “Two” denotes a numeric concept.

Some examples

I have two cars
She gave me two books
The number two is a lucky one for me.

And there you have it!

Andrew Yiannakis, Ph.D.
Research Professor
University of New Mexico (USA)

 

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Andrew Yiannakis, Ph.D., is currently a Research Professor at the University of New Mexico (USA). He is also Professor Emeritus from the University of Connecticut where he taught the Sociology of Leisure, Tourism & Sport, as well as Research Methods and Computer Applications. He also holds the rank of 8th Dan in Traditional Jujutsu and a 6th Dan in Traditional Kodokan Judo. He is the Director of the Institute of Traditional Martial Arts at the University of New Mexico. He is also the Chair of the Traditional Jujutsu Committee of the USJJF. As an amateur historian, he has led several expeditions to Greece to conduct research at Thermopylae, and locate the path the Persians used in 480 BC to encircle, and defeat King Leonidas and the Greek allies. Prof. Yiannakis has published extensively in a number of areas.

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