Time for another English lesson, since the first one went over so well.
I was just reading an online review of a new bar & grill in town, and it was described by the Datebook as a “none-to-crowded niche.” I commend the author for correct hyphen usage, but he or she has unfortunately used the wrong “to.”
What he meant was “none-too-crowded.”
I’ll once again quote my favorite grammar website, because it is so succinct:
Just remember that the only meanings of “too” are “also” (“I want some ice cream, too.”) and “in excess” (“Your walkman is playing too loudly.”). Note that extra O. It should remind you that this word has to do with adding more on to something.
“To” is the correct spelling for most other situations. And we all know that “two” is merely the spelling of the number 2.
Thursday, December 18th, 2008 9:33 am • English
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December 18th, 2008 at 9:54 am
seriously, that’s one of my biggest pet peeves.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:35 am
MY biggest pet peeve is apostrophes in plurals.
or, should I say, apostrophe’s in plural’s.
*twitch*
December 18th, 2008 at 11:37 am
My favorite is when one piece of literature will put an apostrophe in one plural, but not in another. “Free Hot Dog’s and Cookies!”
December 18th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Perhaps the author meant to be outrageously vague by characterizing the establishment’s occupancy as ranging from completely empty to boisterously full, hence a none-to-crowded niche…
December 18th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
lol Nice, Tyler
December 18th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
i say, wherever did you get such a wonderful grammar site? Must have been given to you by one smart bloke. And handsome, too!
December 18th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Can we do a spelling lesson next? Definitely, for instance?