The difference between 'to' and 'too'
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Think of 'to' as 'toward', and 'too' as 'also'.
I'm going to the store. (Toward it)
I'm going, too! (also)
There's a grammar forum here that would be better for questions like this.
I'm going to the store. (Toward it)
I'm going, too! (also)
There's a grammar forum here that would be better for questions like this.
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"Too" can also be a modifier. Too long, too fast, too slow.
And "to" can be part of a verb. (An infinitive)
I'm going to get detention
I need to have a moment to think.
I'm about to run out of gas.
And "to" can be part of a verb. (An infinitive)
I'm going to get detention
I need to have a moment to think.
I'm about to run out of gas.
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So in summary:
"To" is a preposition, like toward or into, e.g., I'm going to the beach; I'm going to the supermarket.
"To" is part of an infinitive verb, e.g. to run, to jump, to go, etc.
"Too" is an adverb describing the degree or extent of something, e.g. too long, too hard, too soft, too hot.
"Too" means "also," e.g., I want cake, too!
"To" is a preposition, like toward or into, e.g., I'm going to the beach; I'm going to the supermarket.
"To" is part of an infinitive verb, e.g. to run, to jump, to go, etc.
"Too" is an adverb describing the degree or extent of something, e.g. too long, too hard, too soft, too hot.
"Too" means "also," e.g., I want cake, too!
The major point being, these are two entirely different words in English, and are not, at any point, interchangeable, anymore than "read" and "reed", "four" and "for" and "fore", "see" and "sea", "sight" and "site" and "cite", or "right" and "rite" and "write" and "wright".
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