"To" vs. "Too"

[Mike]

I've read three threads this morning. In all three "to" and "too" were used incorrectly. As your inability to understand the English language has an effect (not affect) on the value of the line in my resume that reads "James Madison University," I care.

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Too - Expresses excessiveness or addition.
To - Almost all other times.

This is probably third grade material... You can do it! :thumbup:

A few of you also need to read <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.educationbug.org/a/their--there--they-re.html">http://www.educationbug.org/a/their--th ... ey-re.html</a><!-- m -->.

The benefit of knowing this stuff is other intelligent people who know these rules won't cringe or automatically dismiss you for breaking them. I know I'm an asshole, but if I'm to hire someone and they screw up any of these in any of our pre-hire conversing, they're not getting the job.

[D_Eclipse9916]

I am guilty of internet typing to.

[Dave]

I've read three threads this morning. In all three "to" and "too" were used incorrectly. As your inability to understand the English language has an effect (not affect) on the value of the line in my resume that says "James Madison University," I care.

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Too - Expresses excessiveness or addition.
To - Almost all other times.

This is probably third grade material... You can do it! :thumbup:

A few of you also need to read <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.educationbug.org/a/their--there--they-re.html">http://www.educationbug.org/a/their--th ... ey-re.html</a><!-- m -->.

The benefit of knowing this stuff is other intelligent people who know these rules won't cringe or automatically dismiss you for breaking them. I know I'm an asshole, but if I'm to hire someone and they screw up any of these in any of our pre-hire conversing, they're not getting the job.

I love you Mikey.

I hate seeing that kind of shit from "educated" people...

[Mike]

I am guilty of internet typing to.

Most overused, worthless defense of grammatical errors ever.

I can understand abbreviating (err initialism), using lowercase when you shouldn't, etc., but using words entirely incorrectly? That's just ig'nant.

[premiershine9]

LOL

[Jake]

I love you Mikey.

I hate seeing that kind of shit from "educated" people...

Same here. The "your" vs. "you're" bit bothers me as well.

[D_Eclipse9916]

I am guilty of internet typing to.

Most overused, worthless defense of grammatical errors ever.

I can understand abbreviating (err initialism), using lowercase when you shouldn't, etc., but using words entirely incorrectly? That's just ig'nant.

I was making a joke... But I am a bad offender most of the time. It completely is laziness. You caught me :thumbup:

[Evan]

I love you Mikey.

I hate seeing that kind of shit from "educated" people...

Same here. The "your" vs. "you're" bit bothers me as well.

+1

We all have our threshold for pet peeves. I usually try to spell and use words properly, but often get lazy with punctuation and capitalization. Im sure that drives some people just as crazy as "your vs you're / to vs too / U vs you" does me.

[NTIman]

Occasionally I make typos and al, but I agree. Nothing ruins what you're trying to say more than coming off like an idiot who doesn't know elementary school English.

:thumbup:

Facebook post I saw the other day: "Just because someone don't have a college education or a 4.0 gpa doesn't mean their dumb."

I restrained myself.

[Goodspeed]

[Ken]

"When is your parents picking us up?" was my biggest pet peeve in HS; or anything of that nature that someone states today.

[Evan]

"where you at?" "where is X at" etc etc

makes my blood boil

[ScottyB]

my wife is the worst speller of all time, so i'm used to it, but i never stop cringing at rediculous.

also, i think this has less to do with the value of your degree and more to do with the state of the value society puts on education in general around here. which is to say, brb gotta txt my bff jill reeding is for nurds

[Jake]

I keep the "it's versus its" part of that Oatmeal graphic printed and stapled to my cube wall. Dead serious.

[Apoc]

Also, take your damn hat off when you're indoors.

[Evan]

and get off my lawn

[HAULN-SS]

This isn't the educational meeting thread, guys!

[JPolen01]

And don't cruise in the left lane. It's for passing.

[premiershine9]

Noisy and loud eaters who chew with their mouth open......that shit grinds my gears

[NTIman]

Noisy and loud eaters who chew with their mouth open......that shit grinds my gears

I swear my dad could slurp a grilled cheese sandwich. If he is eating, I have to leave the room.