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Rule "too ADJECTIVE to"

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Description:	too ADJECTIVE to
Message:	Did you mean \1o \2 \4?
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-to-too-two/#when-to-use-%E2%80%9Ctoo%E2%80%9D
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	This is to good to be true. Correction suggestion: too good to
Correct sentences for comparison:	She is too sad to celebrate. My mother went to town to get some bread. It is next to impossible to make him stop smoking. The site is open from dawn to dusk to visitors. He traveled to Bermuda to announce that the company would also open up compliance operations there. You can turn sound off if you want but shouldn’t have to just to avoid the repetitive annoying sounds. One day you have to try it. You really have to just to get high once in your life. She told me to just to keep the peace. You have to go to china to learn about their culture. So often, my grandmother had a spare bed she’d go to just to be able to sleep. From gray to gold to pink. 2 x VIP tickets for sale at face value due to unable to attend event.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	TOO_ADJECTIVE_TO [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-23 22:33:07 +0200)

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