To is a word which indicates either a destination, or 'such that/so/in order (to)'.
- He changed to look presentable.
He changed 'so'/'such' that he'd look presentable.
So also relates to the second use of 'to' that I listed.
- I am going to take pills 'so' I can sleep.
I am going to take pills 'in order to'/'such that I can' sleep.
See the parallels?
They both indicate "It follows that".
Right, now, too is a word for 'also', but, more importantly, it relates to quantity, (how many), or 'to what extent'. 'Too much, too many, too hard' etc.
Why should we not use soo in a similar fashion?
Instead 'so' is also used to explain to what extent. I'm 'so' hungry/tired/whatever.
- There are too many trees.
There are soo many trees.
I just think that I'm soo sick of n00bs is much more logical. >.>
Edit to add:
Do not-
- Do too.
Do so
Just sayin'.
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Who Vs Whom--
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- Shouldn't your poll question ask, "Whom would win?"
I mean, that sounds correct, right?
'Whom' would fit better in, "Amongst these people, whom would win?" Though 'whom' characteristically comes first. So, then would it be "Whom, among these men, would win?" But then again, one must take into consideration that whom is formal. And who's formal over the internet?
But wait! Isn't whom possessive? O:
Actually, “Whom” is very rarely used as the first word in a question. If only, in some cases, to avoid ending sentences with prepositions.
Also:
~Who is always used as the subject of the verb.
~Whom is never used as the subject of a verb. It is the object form of a pronoun.
Try this trick: rephrase the sentence to get rid of who or whom. If you find you’ve replaced who/whom with he, she, or they, who is correct. If you find you’ve replaced who/whom with him, her, or them, then whom is correct.
Eg.
* Who is calling? versus *Whom is calling?
this yields:
* correct — She is calling.
* incorrect — *Her is calling.
indicating that who is appropriate for this qustion.
Note: Whom is the form used when prepositions are involved. Again this is analogous to personal pronouns, for which the objective form is also used after a preposition. For example:
* To whom have you been talking? (Compare: You have been talking to him.)
The same rules apply to the declined pronouns whomever and whomsoever.
Whose is possessive. Whom doesn't really work that way.
Links for future reading: as a matter of linguistic interest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_pronunciation_differences
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_words_of_disputed_pronunciation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_names_in_English_with_non-intuitive_pronunciations
