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Rule "too ADJECTIVE to"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: too ADJECTIVE to
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>\1o \2 \4</suggestion>?
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.
ID: TOO_ADJECTIVE_TO [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)