English Grammar Questions: Proper use of "to" and "too"?

Question

i know generally speaking the word "too" means "also". my question is...

which of the following is proper grammar:

"something we can all relate to"

-or-

"something we can all relate too"

and why? thanks

Answer 1

"Too" can also be used to show excess, as in "I ate too much turkey."

Traditionally, when the word "too" is used to mean "also" it is set apart by commas.

"I, too, will be making homemade dressing."
"I wanted to go, too."

Answer 2

It is the first of the sentences that displays proper grammar. This is because we are not saying "something we can all relate also" but saying "something to which we can all relate." Also, in many grammatical schools, we are taught not to end a sentence with a preposition, and as the word "to" is a preposition, my explanation sentence is actually the grammatically correct way of expressing the phrase. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

The first one is correct. If you wanted to use the second, you would be better off using "also."

Something to which we can also relate.

Answer 4

Proper Use Of Too

Answer 5

The easiest way to figure it out is that "too" means "as well as," and it also means "excessive" as in too much. But it is not used in any other way. So if the case doesn't fit "too," it's "to" as in your first example.

Answer 6

It would be something we can all relate to.
Because "Something we can all relate too"...would be saying "Something we can all relate also"..and that obviously makes no sense at all so its the first one.

Answer 7

Definitely 'the big bad wolf WHO came out of the forest'. To personify the wolf in this way is not only a really English way of writing, but it makes it doubly scary to the reader/listener!

Answer 8

"Something we can all relate too" says:
"Something we can all relate also"
Doesn't make sense, does it?

Answer 9

Something we can all relate to. Because it doesn't mean also. You would use too if you would say, I can relate to that too.

Answer 10

to

can you replace the word with "also"

if not, then it's "to"