Grammar Zone: to, too, two

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack explain the differences between the homophones to, too, and two.Transcript:00:00:00JackWelcome to the A-Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here today with my co-host social and this is the grammar zone and in the grammar zone we like to answer your grammar questions and today's social. We've got some homophones and homophones are words that are.00:00:21JackThey sound the same, but they are spelled differently and have different meanings, and today we're looking at 22 and two.00:00:30JackSo 222 and the first one is TO what is that? What does 2 mean 2?00:00:38XochitlTO2 it's a.00:00:42XochitlIt goes in between.00:00:46XochitlLike UM.00:00:48XochitlI went to the store, so between the subject and the location for example.00:00:54JackRight, like a preposition, right? It's a preposition, yeah.00:00:58JackIn on at to something like that. Yeah. And you said it. It's used to indicate direction, destination or a recipient. Right. I gave something to the manager. You know, something like that.00:01:13XochitlYes, and it doesn't have to be a physical thing like you can. If you scolded kids, you can say I gave them a talking to.00:01:22JackOhh that's a good expression right there. Uh, talking to right means uh like uh yeah scolding right? Or a lecture? Something like that, but not a classroom lecture but like a like a discipline kind of situation, you know.00:01:38XochitlYes, yes.00:01:40JackGood, OK. Uh, what about TO?00:01:46XochitlTwo is like also it means also and.00:01:53XochitlIt means ohh like you went to this.00:01:57XochitlDoor and bought some coffee.00:02:01XochitlUMI bought coffee too TO you. Also bought coffee. So anywhere that you can replace also with TO then you know that's the correct 2.00:02:13JackExactly. And whereas 2T O is a preposition TO is an adverb, which means like you said also or in addition to, you know or in addition, yeah so.00:02:27JackI want some ice cream and she wants some too or she wants some also. Yeah. Same meaning also too.00:02:39JackAll right. Our last one is TW O2.00:02:44XochitlEW O2 is 2, as in the number, so any place where you could replace the number 2 for TWO that's correct to use.00:02:56XochitlLike I have two cartoons of milk.00:02:59JackRight.00:03:00JackThere are two hosts.00:03:02JackOf the A-Z English podcast.00:03:07XochitlYes, that.00:03:09JackYeah. So to remember the difference, think of two TO as indicating a direction.00:03:17JackThink of to O2 as meaning also or in addition, and it has an extra O for more, so there's a little trick to remembering it and TW O as the number two it has a W for double.00:03:38JackAs in the number 2. So those are just some little tricks you can use to remember the differences.00:03:48XochitlAll right, students, if that makes sense to you. If you have any further questions that you would like to ask us, make sure to leave a comment down below at A-Z. Englishpodcast.com, shoot us an e-mail at at [email protected]. So Jack and I can answer your questions or join the conversation.00:04:05XochitlAnd we chat or WhatsApp and we'll see you guys next time. Bye bye.00:04:08JackBye bye.Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/grammar-zone-to-too-two/Social Media:WeChat: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy