Ask any hot-blooded American from Tennessee to Georgia and you’ll get a nodding consensus : “too” should die.
Now on the ballot in a growing number of states, a referendum has been issued to eliminate the word “too” from the english language. The brainchild behind the proposal is Mayor David Carlsmith of Oliver Springs, Tennessee. He explains it this way: “Most Americans just can’t get that extra “o” onto the word when they write it. They either forget it or they don’t understand the difference. They wonder why should I add that extra “o?” It takes time and, jeez, it’s just plain confusing. Then there’s the t-w-o version – it gets very crazy, very fast. In my experience, most people don’t have the same problems with “as well” or “in addition.”
Reports have also come in from the Midwest and Rhode Island in full support of the measure and leaders from those areas will be including it on their future ballots. to ensure the passing of the measure, a television commercial has been produced with Carlsmith addressing the tv audience. “Just imagine a world without “too,” Carlsmith says, “people will be less stressed, which means less heart attacks, strokes and hemorrhages. Support this measure and save lives now.”
Carlsmith says his next target will be quote marks.
