How do you say ToO?
I've always said it as a word rather than abbreviation. The domain name is thetoo.com, not the-t-o-o... so...
I got thrown at the beginning hearing people say T-O-O. I know Sarah of the UAIOP always did it that way and it weirded me out. But I still love her anyway.
I got thrown at the beginning hearing people say T-O-O. I know Sarah of the UAIOP always did it that way and it weirded me out. But I still love her anyway.
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Good grief, I didn't even realize people pronounced it "T-O-O"! I have always said "too".
Do you all say "T-O-O-ers", or "Tooers"?
Do you all say "T-O-O-ers", or "Tooers"?
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I always say (or rather, think) T-O-OersAmerican Eagle wrote:Good grief, I didn't even realize people pronounced it "T-O-O"! I have always said "too".
Do you all say "T-O-O-ers", or "Tooers"?
Same here.American Eagle wrote:Good grief, I didn't even realize people pronounced it "T-O-O"! I have always said "too".
Do you all say "T-O-O-ers", or "Tooers"?
Or, if you want to get literal, you could always say "big t, little o, big o - ers."
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This Exactly my thoughts.American Eagle wrote:Good grief, I didn't even realize people pronounced it "T-O-O"! I have always said "too".
Do you all say "T-O-O-ers", or "Tooers"?
*insert provocative quote here*
I've always said "the too". Because that's the way I first heard it said. I was surprised the first time I heard someone say "T-O-O", but I've gotten used to it now and I say it/think it that way occasionally.
Oh, that sounds so awkward.bookworm wrote:Well it would be pronounced the same way, so I say ‘T-O-Oers’.
Yes, but I’ll take awkward over weird. 'Tooers'?Mimi wrote:Oh, that sounds so awkward.
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It's not weird at all. The only reason you think it's weird is because you are unfamiliar with it.bookworm wrote:Yes, but I’ll take awkward over weird. 'Tooers'?Mimi wrote:Oh, that sounds so awkward.
"T-O-O-ers" is awkward; not because I'm unfamiliar with it, but because it takes four syllables to say a seven-letter word. Two syllables is far more logical.
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*Tries to understand Bookworm's logic* How exactly is tooers weird?American Eagle wrote:It's not weird at all. The only reason you think it's weird is because you are unfamiliar with it.bookworm wrote:Yes, but I’ll take awkward over weird. 'Tooers'?Mimi wrote:Oh, that sounds so awkward.
"T-O-O-ers" is awkward; not because I'm unfamiliar with it, but because it takes four syllables to say a seven-letter word. Two syllables is far more logical.
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Yeah, thus making it weird to me. Like I said.American Eagle wrote:It's not weird at all. The only reason you think it's weird is because you are unfamiliar with it.
‘Too’ is not a word that is subconsciously applied as a label. It’s an adverb. So even if you know in your mind that the reason it’s ‘tooers’ is because it’s being used as the abbreviation for ToO, making it an adjective, it still causes a mental disconnect to hear it used as such.Mimi wrote:*Tries to understand Bookworm's logic* How exactly is tooers weird?
Yeah, but T-O-O is not An adjective (I think that's right) or a label that would be applied to a person(s) so then wouldn't T-O-Oers be equally weird?
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‘T-O-O’ is the abbreviation of Town of Odyssey, so it becomes an adjective when applied to a member of said town.
Granted ‘Too’ does as well, if that’s how you chose to pronounce the abbreviation, but I’m talking about how they are subconsciously perceived when heard.
‘T-O-O’ is not a word, adjective or otherwise, so your mind is trained to apply it as a label. ‘Too’ is already ingrained in the mind as either an adverb or a preposition, so that connotation supersedes the secondary use that is applied only in the context of this website.
Granted ‘Too’ does as well, if that’s how you chose to pronounce the abbreviation, but I’m talking about how they are subconsciously perceived when heard.
‘T-O-O’ is not a word, adjective or otherwise, so your mind is trained to apply it as a label. ‘Too’ is already ingrained in the mind as either an adverb or a preposition, so that connotation supersedes the secondary use that is applied only in the context of this website.
I wasn't aware it all had to be so complicated.bookworm wrote:‘T-O-O’ is the abbreviation of Town of Odyssey, so it becomes an adjective when applied to a member of said town.
Granted ‘Too’ does as well, if that’s how you chose to pronounce the abbreviation, but I’m talking about how they are subconsciously perceived when heard.
‘T-O-O’ is not a word, adjective or otherwise, so your mind is trained to apply it as a label. ‘Too’ is already ingrained in the mind as either an adverb or a preposition, so that connotation supersedes the secondary use that is applied only in the context of this website.
Fallacy of false continuum. // bookworm
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But it's our subconscious, so we don't have to think about it.
Fallacy of false continuum. // bookworm
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Okay, you're right. And I get your logic now.bookworm wrote:‘T-O-O’ is the abbreviation of Town of Odyssey, so it becomes an adjective when applied to a member of said town.
Granted ‘Too’ does as well, if that’s how you chose to pronounce the abbreviation, but I’m talking about how they are subconsciously perceived when heard.
‘T-O-O’ is not a word, adjective or otherwise, so your mind is trained to apply it as a label. ‘Too’ is already ingrained in the mind as either an adverb or a preposition, so that connotation supersedes the secondary use that is applied only in the context of this website.
Too is engrained in your mind as an adverb/preposition so "tooers" sounds weird.
And T-O-O is, in my mind, a group of letters And putting -er in the end sounds weird.
And it’s not in yours?Mimi wrote:Too is engrained in your mind as an adverb/preposition
Yes it is. But like its a preposition/adverb because that's what I learned, it's also acceptable in my mind for tooers, because that's what I first learned.bookworm wrote:And it’s not in yours?Mimi wrote:Too is engrained in your mind as an adverb/preposition