2007-05-31 23:54:06 · 4 answers · asked by riona c 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
simple answer, you use "too" when you want to describe a negative (bad) situation; "my coffee is too hot" "my pay is too low" "my car is too slow" "the weather is too hot today"
"very" is used to increase the degree of something; "the weather is very hot" "my cat is very fat" "my town is very big" - note no obvious positive or negative meaning with 'very'.
2007-06-01 03:47:08 · answer #1 · answered by ilurch 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
These two adverbs are in the category of adverbs which answers the question "to that extent?". They modify adjectives and have the effect of intensifying them. "Too" implies more than is required or even desired. A pair of shoes may be big, say size 15. But that size might be perfect for some and not for others. For the others, size 15 is not only big but "too big." Very simply makes a quality like kindness become more than the norm, as in the following sentence. "Because you left your home to visit the poor in the shelter, you are very kind."
2007-06-01 00:05:21 · answer #2 · answered by Caesar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the sun very much but you can get too much of it.
2007-06-01 00:02:18 · answer #3 · answered by Mike C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Very" just means a lot; "too" means more than enough (less would be better).
I love my husband very much, but I like this other guy that's not my husband TOO much.
(just an example!)
2007-05-31 23:59:11 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋