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Three 2's

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    #32
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    longshanks wrote: »
    the proper way to write it is there are three to's in the english language. moncriefs word ninja dealt with this last week
    What an incredible anti-climax! That's just wrong, how can anyone justify which form of the word to use? I demand an explanation.

    What a loada me arse...


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    #33
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,280 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    A new contendor for the most pointless thread ever in AH


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    #34
    Stabshauptmann
    Registered Users Posts: 4,885 ✭✭✭Stabshauptmann


    imeddyhobbs wrote: »
    There are 3 2's in the english launguage

    Two

    To

    Too

    How do you put my original sentence into its correct form to make a statement

    How would you say there are 3 2's in a sentence ?

    Best way to explain would be definition plus example.

    Homophone- words that sound the same eg. "Those two fellows went to the fair too."


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    #35
    jamaica
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭jamaica


    There are three (/tu:/)s in English language.
    :D
    Or, as mentioned above, homophones do occur in English language.


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    #36
    longshanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭longshanks


    im telling ye, its written there are three to's. the word ninja explained why its to, not two or too. by the way, 's can also be written es, but then it becomes toes and gets confusing. word ninja is always right


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    #37
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users Posts: 16,115 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    imeddyhobbs wrote: »
    why not to'es?

    I thought you said you'd passed English in the LC? :confused:


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    #38
    wil
    Registered Users Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭wil


    imeddyhobbs wrote: »
    Im on a ship of fools,how do I get off?
    stay on there, you are needed to make up the numbers.
    Your first statement is however factually incorrect
    "There are 3 2's in the english launguage"
    Incorrect in may ways including spelling.
    There are only two words pronounced the same that sound like "too", the third similar sounding but slightly different "to" is pronounced with a clipped "uh" sound compared to the elongated "oo" sound of the other two.

    "You to are going to the shop two" just wont sound right, where as "you two are going to the shop too" will only have 3 "too" sounding words if you overemphasize the "to" in to an elongated "too".

    This could of course lead to hilarious consequences and occasional disastrous international incidents so should not be treated to lightly.
    "too bee or not too bee" was of course an entomological observation by Shakespeare comparing humans to small buzzing honey producers but subsequently misquoted and misunderstood.:confused:


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    #39
    Hydroquinone
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    Kaptain Redeye wrote: »
    Best way to explain would be definition plus example.

    Homophone- words that sound the same eg. "Those's two fellows went to the fair too."

    Those's? Eh?
    No point coming out with lovely fancy shmancy words like homophones but spoiling it with nonsense like "those's". :D


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    #40
    Cheeky_gal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭Cheeky_gal


    imeddyhobbs wrote: »

    How do you put my original sentence into its correct form to make a statement

    How would you say there are 3 2's in a sentence ?

    I don't think it's possible cuz they all have separate meanings?


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    #41
    monkeyfudge
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    longshanks wrote: »
    im telling ye, its written there are three to's. the word ninja explained why its to, not two or too. by the way, 's can also be written es, but then it becomes toes and gets confusing. word ninja is always right
    It's wrong on several levels.

    Why is there an apostrophe anyway?


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    #42
    roy123456789
    Closed Accounts Posts: 119 ✭✭roy123456789


    There are 3 theirs in the English language (4 if your a Dub!
    They're
    Their
    There
    Dare
    How do you write the sentence there are 4 deres in the English language?

    There are three 4s in the english language
    fore
    four
    for
    ??????????????????
    There are!!!!!!!!!!!1111


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    #43
    minidazzler
    Registered Users Posts: 14,739 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    The words two, too and to are all in the english language and all sound similar.

    Your original sentence was too ambiguous to be correct.


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    #44
    Stabshauptmann
    Registered Users Posts: 4,885 ✭✭✭Stabshauptmann


    Hydroquinone wrote: »
    Those's? Eh?
    No point coming out with lovely fancy shmancy words like homophones but spoiling it with nonsense like "those's". :D

    I was quoting the second post, I could have used [] to correct it, but dont like meddling when quoting.


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    #45
    longshanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭longshanks


    monkeyfudge wrote: »
    It's wrong on several levels.

    Why is there an apostrophe anyway?

    i dont know the answer mr. fudge. but on the moncrief show on newstalk radio this exact question was asked and the regular philologist guy, word ninja if you will, gave the answer i gave. and i for one salute our new word ninja master


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    #46
    AlmightyCushion
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    longshanks wrote: »
    very good ned, we park our cars in the same garage

    You're both homosexuals?


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    #47
    longshanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭longshanks


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    You're both homosexuals?

    yes and some nights we sit in and watch coming home in a bodybag


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    #48
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    longshanks wrote: »
    i dont know the answer mr. fudge. but on the moncrief show on newstalk radio this exact question was asked and the regular philologist guy, word ninja if you will, gave the answer i gave. and i for one salute our new word ninja master

    Well he is either incorrect or you heard him wrong. Where are you getting the apostrophe from? It implies ownership... Would you say "There are three hen's in the garden"?


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    #49
    EamonnKeane
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    you could use the IPA, which is used for writing pronunciation. "There are three words pronounced /tʊu/ in the English language."


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    #50
    longshanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭longshanks


    yeah and for every rule there is an exception, email moncrieff and have word ninja explain


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    #51
    imeddyhobbs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭imeddyhobbs


    longshank is right

    There are three to's in the english language


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    #52
    [Deleted User]
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    This should have started in soc/languages/english,
    anyway only three words sounding like to(two) ;)
    Have some fun thinking of all the different ways the word "set" is used.


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    #53
    longshanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭longshanks


    imeddyhobbs wrote: »
    longshank is right

    There are three to's in the english language


    thanks for that ned


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    #54
    randylonghorn
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 29,509 Mod ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    You're both homosexuals?
    And by the sounds of it, they're both tops and shagging the arse off the same poor fecker ...
    imeddyhobbs wrote: »
    longshank is right

    There are three to's in the english language
    Ok, I'll bite ... why is that correct?


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    #55
    Stabshauptmann
    Registered Users Posts: 4,885 ✭✭✭Stabshauptmann


    imeddyhobbs wrote: »
    longshank is right

    There are three to's in the english language
    They cant be lumped together like that.

    If you had a chair, a bed and a table then you have three pieces of furniture. You cant say you have three chairs.


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    #56
    johnnyskeleton
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    "In the English language, there are three homophones for the word two; two, to and too."

    OR

    "In the English language, there are three homophones for the word to; two, to and too."

    OR

    "In the English language, there are three homophones for the word too; two, to and too."

    A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same but can be spelt differently and has a differnt meaning. Any of the above are acceptable, because by introducing it as a homophone you provide context within which the word can be inserted as an example of the pronunciation.


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    #57
    coffee_cake
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    imeddyhobbs wrote: »
    longshank is right

    There are three to's in the english language

    "There are three to is in the english language"?
    Eh... I don't think so. Looks very wrong to me.

    What johnnyskeleton said.


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    #58
    Capt'n Midnight
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    imeddyhobbs wrote: »
    There are 3 2's in the english launguage
    I refer you to two tutu's too.


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    #59
    roy123456789
    Closed Accounts Posts: 119 ✭✭roy123456789


    Deleted User wrote: »
    This should have started in soc/languages/english,
    anyway only three words sounding like to(two) ;)
    Have some fun thinking of all the different ways the word "set" is used.

    Fun :eek:


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    #60
    jester77
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    You can't lump them together. They are three different words that just happen to sound similar. So saying there are three to/two/too (s) in the English language makes no sense.


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    #61
    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    There is only one 2 in the English language. 2 being a number and all.


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