How do you pronounce 'To'?

FTGFOP

Do you pronounce 'To' just the same as you pronounce 'Too'?

I make a distinction myself, although now and again I catch myself saying 'tooh' instead of 'tuh'.

theboss80

To

FatherLen

how it is spelt. to.


this thread is retarded TOO

Mr. Presentable

2

Rented Mule

2

RedXIV

2

Edit: Bollcks, 2 late

pickarooney

Mostly as [tə] but as [tu] when stressed.

WIZE

Two

Tin Foil Hat

/tə

The King of Moo

"2" in isolation, but usually in the middle of a sentence in casual conversation it'll be squished between words into a "tuh" sound.

Opelfruit

II

guitarzero

This should be put in2 the pronunciation section.

Mr. Denton

zu

WIZE

01110100 01101111

Cee-Jay-Cee

I pronounce it 'too' as in toot without the 't' on the end.

'Too' is pronounced similarly except the ooh is longer....toooo

FTGFOP

I like toomatoes.

WindSock

Teh

Orando Broom

Ta. As in 'get in ta fück, ya silly cünt .

emeraldstar

Toooooo.

I remember in primary school a teacher trying to teach us that 'to' should be pronounced 'tuh', with the 'toooo' pronunciation just for 'too' and 'two'. I wanted to tell her she was very wrong.

Wossack

pronounce them the same, but then to make sure people recognise Im being gramatically correct I say 'T' 'double O' in air quotes afterwards

FTGFOP

emeraldstar wrote: »

Toooooo.

I remember in primary school a teacher trying to teach us that 'to' should be pronounced 'tuh', with the 'toooo' pronunciation just for 'too' and 'two'. I wanted to tell her she was very wrong.

This seems familiar. I wonder is that educational policy or is it personal preference of the teacher.

It certainly makes the error of "going too the shops" and "drinking to much" more obvious.

pickarooney

emeraldstar wrote: »

Toooooo.

I remember in primary school a teacher trying to teach us that 'to' should be pronounced 'tuh', with the 'toooo' pronunciation just for 'too' and 'two'. I wanted to tell her she was very wrong.

Luckily you copped on since. Right?

Superbus

I pronounce it operatically.

Chuck Stone

Thuooow

and sometimes I say

Thigh-land insteddy Ti-land

LordSutch

To is pronounced like two, or too, and just like the To in tomorrow.

Didn't know there was any other way

pickarooney

LordSutch wrote: »

To is pronounced like two, or too, and just like the To in tomorrow.

Didn't know there was any other way

So you would say "I'm going toooo the shops tooo buy a tooothbrush tooomorrow"?

To be honest, you'd sounds a bit special talking like that.

FTGFOP

Tooomorrow tooomorrow, it's only a day away!

Susie_Q

Are 'To' and 'Too' pronounced indentically?


WTF is "indentically"??

FTGFOP

Susie_Q wrote: »

Are 'To' and 'Too' pronounced indentically?


WTF is "indentically"??

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

LordSutch

pickarooney wrote: »

So you would say "I'm going toooo the shops tooo buy a tooothbrush tooomorrow"?

To be honest, you'd sounds a bit special talking like that.

So if To is not pronounced as Too, or Two, then how should you pronounce to?

Surely they are all pronounced in the same way, albeit with different spellings & different meanings.

Basic stuff really ......................

RichieC

get dictaphone, say into it "I have to get this too" as naturally as you can.

load to computer, chop to and too out and play them over each other or if you have fancy sound programs you can see the sound wave pattern!

get back to us with the results.

I'm fascinated.