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 #2 (permalink) Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:46 am 1) It is too hot today. (Incorrect) |
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Where I am at the moment, they are both incorrect - it's absolutely freezing here! Brrrrr.
However, I don't see anything grammatically wrong with either sentence |
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| #3 (permalink) Wed Feb 08, 2012 13:19 pm 1) It is too hot today. (Incorrect) |
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Untaught,
(1) I do not know whether "It is TOO hot today" is "incorrect," but I can understand if a teacher suggests NOT using it. Why? Because when
learners use it, they usually mean "very." (Wow! It's very hot today, isn't it!)
(2) When you use "too," native speakers often expect you to explain some more.
(3) Study these two examples from Michael Swan's PRACTICAL ENGLISH USAGE:
(a) It was VERY cold, but we went out.
(b) It was TOO cold TO GO OUT, so we stayed at home. (You are explaining why you did not go out)
(4) I made up these examples. I hope that I am correct:
Mother: How was the test at school today?
Son: It was VERY difficult, but I'm sure that I passed it.
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Mother: How was the test at school today?
Son: I'm sorry, Mother. The test was TOO difficult TO PASS. I failed it!
(5) As I said, "It is too hot today" could be "correct" in some situations. (Again this is only my example)
Joe: Hey, dude, do you want to go to the park and play some basketball?
Tony: No way!
Joe: Why not, dude?
Tony: It's too hot today. (What Tony meant was: It is too hot TO GO TO THE PARK AND PLAY SOME BASKETBALL, but it is not necessary to repeat those words, for Joe will understand what Tony means.) |
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| #4 (permalink) Wed Feb 08, 2012 17:38 pm 1) It is too hot today. (Incorrect) |
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Thank you, James M. :)
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| #5 (permalink) Wed Feb 08, 2012 18:04 pm 1) It is too hot today. (Incorrect) |
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Hi Untaught,
Although 'too + adjective' without a follow on 'to do something' may be less than perfect, I would accept it as suggesting 'for me'. At the same time 'so + adjective' usually requires a follow on as in: It was so hot that I couldn't work.
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| #6 (permalink) Wed Feb 08, 2012 18:33 pm 1) It is too hot today. (Incorrect) |
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Thank you, Sir Alan.
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| #7 (permalink) Wed Feb 08, 2012 21:40 pm 1) It is too hot today. (Incorrect) |
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| Untaught1988 wrote: |
| Thank you, James M. :) |
You are very welcome. And thank YOU for your courteous note. |
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