Showing posts with label 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

to, two, 2, too

To or to means towards, or  in the direction of--
Let's go to the burger place.
This is the way to my house.
To also means with the object or goal of--
I want to get a hamburger.
Give that burger to me.
To may express reaction or relationship, proportion--
The burger stand is close to our house.
To may be used to express an action as the "object" of another action--usually called the infinitive--as in the verb forms "to be", "to have", "to hold ", and others--
I would like to have a hamburger.
It's hard to hold a burger with one hand.


Two or two ( rhymes with to ) means the number 2 --2 or two of something--
I'll have two hamburgers, please.
Did you say one or two?

Too or too ( rhymes with to )means an excess amount, more than enough, an unwanted extra something--
Don't put too much ketchup on my hamburger, please.
This is too expensive.

Now that you know that you can say--
" I'd like to have two hamburgers without too much ketchup, please."

Note-"tew"  ( rhymes with few ) means to work very hard--
Take it easy--you don't have to tew like a medieval peasant.
 Note # 2--a  "tutu"  ( pronounced too too ) is the fluffy net or tulle skirt a ballerina wears--
She wanted to take ballet lessons so that she could wear a tutu.