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Rule "to/two (too) late/soon/much"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: to/two (too) late/soon/much
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>too</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
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:
  • It fails to often.
    Correction suggestion: too
  • I spoke to soon!
    Correction suggestion: too
  • They cost to much.
    Correction suggestion: too
  • I better stop before I go to far.
    Correction suggestion: too
  • It’s to bad because I have spent a lot of money.
    Correction suggestion: too
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Did your efforts come to much?
  • I'm assuming it defaults to false.
  • We will need to revoke this POA when we sell to Northwestern.
  • I don’t like it as much as I use to though.
  • Who should we talk to next?
  • Sami wanted to fast.
  • The results from surveys lead us to believe that employment growth will continue to slow.
  • I don't think his proposals amount to much.
  • I set tabs to hard.
  • With the promotion of birth control in the 1980s, Bangladesh's growth rate began to slow.
ID: TO_TOO [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)