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Tue 26 Nov, 2002 08:19 pm
In English, we have "to," "two," and "too." How would the last word in the following sentence be spelled (presented phonetically here): "In the English language, there are three (tuze)"? Can it be done?
Sure!
In the English language, there are three 'tüs.
In the english language there are three also.
How about this???
In the english language there are 3
varieties of the word phonetically
pronounced : "too" , they are:
1. two - a numeral
2. too - as in also
3. to - the verb form
I can't think of a simpler way to say
what you are trying to convey, and I
AGREE that English - though I love it
dearly, for all its quirks and bizarre
twists and turns, has to be one of the
most difficult languages to learn, as an
adult. Bermbits, it sounds as though
the word you are trying to describe
phonetically as too would be pronounced
as "t'yooz".. as the silent "e" makes the
u a "yew" sound rather than an "ooh"
Hi Bermbits!
Very nice to see you posting on this new site.
Glad to be here
As I said in another post, I'm not totally comfortable with the format, features, etc. yet, but I do know I am among friends!
I believe the answer to your question would be to spell it "two's." It is customary practice in technical writing to append an apostophe and an "s" to any word which does not ordinarily have a plural, or when "pluralizing" an abbreviation.