The Three 2's
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Well, it would depend on the context wouldn't it?Rybka said:How would you spell this one. "There are three (2's) in the english language."
They are, of course, "to", "too", and "two". Which of the homonyms would be the correct one in that sentence?
English is a difficult language for the non-native speaker to grasp purely through oral usage. In the instance of homonyms let's take the examples of the number, two; the adverb, too and the preposition, to. Three different meanings, but, when spoken, only one way of saying it.
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Rybka said:How would you spell this one. "There are three (2's) in the english language."
They are, of course, "to", "too", and "two". Which of the homonyms would be the correct one in that sentence?
I do hope you aren't losing sleep over this. Why don't you ask a question someone can answer?
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Rybka said:How would you spell this one. "There are three (2's) in the english language."
They are, of course, "to", "too", and "two". Which of the homonyms would be the correct one in that sentence?
There are three words comprised of the letters t, o, and sometimes w that are homonyms. They are .....
There is no other way, right? Now no more hard questions while I'm trying to segue toward sleepiness!
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Wovon mann nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss mann schweigen.Rybka said:How would you spell this one. "There are three (2's) in the english language."
They are, of course, "to", "too", and "two". Which of the homonyms would be the correct one in that sentence?
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I Googled The sentence, and found at Stupid Questions Answered
"From: "Heather"
How would you spell the word "to" in the sentence.. "there are three to's in the english language." (to, too and two). If you can answer this, I will do ANYTHING you want.
Well after a short period of time and multiple attempts to answer this question naycauth first responded with this:
You would say "There are three words pronounced 'too' in the English language, 'to', 'two', and 'too'."
C.H.U.D. wanted a favor done for him so responded back with this:
"The word 'to' has two homonyms - 'too' and 'two'." Now do my laundry.
KJ responded back with this response:
In the sentence There are three to's in the english language" you would spell it like it is pronounced in the english dictionary. You know, in the ( ) with all the symbols like the oo with the line over it etc. I'd look it up but I'm lazy. In return I want your hand in marriage, and as dowry I require 3 pigs of above average size, a handmade quilt, a monkey, and also a legally binding contract forcing you to submit to my every desire. Tootles
Carl gave us a couple different answers:
Well, the three different to's.. I hope you're not confused already... all have different meanings...
1) to: meaning you are going to the store...
2) too: meaning can I go to the store too?
Catt tried to answer with this:
That sentence is Incorrect. "There are three different spellings and meanings of the word To in the English language." (in this sentence any spelling would be appropriate"
DuhIdonknow thought up this simple idea:
There are three words thats make the sound Tü.
rebel simply answered with this:
i would say there are three 2s!!!
i know all gave us this to work with:
technally there are not three "to's" in the english langue. what they are is just words that sound alike when said. all three have different meanings and so their for there are not three "to's" in the english langue. and because there is not three "to's" you do not have to worry about using the sentence "there are three to's in the english langue"
Paul summed up the responses with this:
Which "to" should you use in the written sentence does not matter. It is like asking which of the three "poors" (poor, pour or pore) you should use when asking the same question. Since the three words all have different meanings, none of which are relevant in regards to the meaning of the sentence, any of the three could be used. The correct usage for the word "to" in this case is as you typed it in your first sentence, place the word in quotes. This alerts the reader that the word is not to be read literally. The preference would also be to use the most common form of the word. So "to" would be the answer to your question.
"From: "Heather"
How would you spell the word "to" in the sentence.. "there are three to's in the english language." (to, too and two). If you can answer this, I will do ANYTHING you want.
Well after a short period of time and multiple attempts to answer this question naycauth first responded with this:
You would say "There are three words pronounced 'too' in the English language, 'to', 'two', and 'too'."
C.H.U.D. wanted a favor done for him so responded back with this:
"The word 'to' has two homonyms - 'too' and 'two'." Now do my laundry.
KJ responded back with this response:
In the sentence There are three to's in the english language" you would spell it like it is pronounced in the english dictionary. You know, in the ( ) with all the symbols like the oo with the line over it etc. I'd look it up but I'm lazy. In return I want your hand in marriage, and as dowry I require 3 pigs of above average size, a handmade quilt, a monkey, and also a legally binding contract forcing you to submit to my every desire. Tootles
Carl gave us a couple different answers:
Well, the three different to's.. I hope you're not confused already
... all have different meanings...1) to: meaning you are going to the store...
2) too: meaning can I go to the store too?
Catt tried to answer with this:
That sentence is Incorrect. "There are three different spellings and meanings of the word To in the English language." (in this sentence any spelling would be appropriate"
DuhIdonknow thought up this simple idea:
There are three words thats make the sound Tü.
rebel simply answered with this:
i would say there are three 2s!!!
i know all gave us this to work with:
technally there are not three "to's" in the english langue. what they are is just words that sound alike when said. all three have different meanings and so their for there are not three "to's" in the english langue. and because there is not three "to's" you do not have to worry about using the sentence "there are three to's in the english langue"
Paul summed up the responses with this:
Which "to" should you use in the written sentence does not matter. It is like asking which of the three "poors" (poor, pour or pore) you should use when asking the same question. Since the three words all have different meanings, none of which are relevant in regards to the meaning of the sentence, any of the three could be used. The correct usage for the word "to" in this case is as you typed it in your first sentence, place the word in quotes. This alerts the reader that the word is not to be read literally. The preference would also be to use the most common form of the word. So "to" would be the answer to your question.
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Rybka said:How would you spell this one. "There are three (2's) in the english language."
They are, of course, "to", "too", and "two". Which of the homonyms would be the correct one in that sentence?
isn't there an ancient rule of writing that says something like, "when in doubt, write around it ("it" being the problem phrase)" ?
There are three words that sound like "to" in the english language. (any "2" would works nicely
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"There are two too many to's in the English Language."
~Desmond Tutu.
Okay he did not really say it but I could not help myself
~Desmond Tutu.
Okay he did not really say it but I could not help myself
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OT said:
Oh! I did the same when I saw that post! Quick thinking, Anna!
On a more somber note, I'm glad you're back, OT. Nice to see you.
lol
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Du Teufel!Tzara said:
Why are you so smart?
annaswirls
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OT said:
oh you do my heart good knowing I made you smile
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just noticing how erotic your AV isannaswirls said:oh you do my heart good knowing I made you smile
Do you have anything on under those sheets
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Let me try again: Il y a trois mots prononcés comme "tu" dans l'anglais.Rybka said:How would you spell this one. "There are three (2's) in the english language."
They are, of course, "to", "too", and "two". Which of the homonyms would be the correct one in that sentence?
Rybka said:How would you spell this one. "There are three (2's) in the english language."
They are, of course, "to", "too", and "two". Which of the homonyms would be the correct one in that sentence?
There are three phonetic tu' in the English language, each spelt differently and with a different meaning.
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Tzara said:
So lang, da es gibt, spricht Philosophiemann immer von es.
yay my first thread response!!!
this is soooo up my alley -
hmm...
"three of two there are too, in english to please you
and every day over the borders sneak more tu
tew surprise and t'obscure it all do.
i'd go with "ususally in english there are mostly three homonyms of 'tu¯', however, changes and substitutions may be made without advance warning a. q."
this is soooo up my alley -
hmm...
"three of two there are too, in english to please you
and every day over the borders sneak more tu
tew surprise and t'obscure it all do.
i'd go with "ususally in english there are mostly three homonyms of 'tu¯', however, changes and substitutions may be made without advance warning a. q."
