Is there a really common grammatical error that makes no sense to you?

Of course, there’s the usual mix up between “your” and “you’re,” which can be pretty understandable. But I’ve had so many people message me saying “what are you up too?” That is, they use “too” rather than “to.” It’s not that big of a deal, I know. But I’ve wondered how so many people have managed to learn that. I’m a soon to be English teacher, and I wouldn’t let my students make little mistakes like that. Sometimes I feel like it’s the little mistakes that annoy me the most, haha.

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YukikoAmagi

[c=#359E00]i don't have that kind of problem, my problem is grammar like past tense, present tense, etc etc[/c]

SW-User

well not all people here are from non shithole countries

KatieKatze · 22-25, F

I wasn’t referring to this site exclusively, but my experience with written/typed conversation in general.

BiasForAction · M

to negatively judge those who split infinitives seems odd to me.

DDonde · 31-35, M

Well, "to" is a phonetic exception in English. I would say "to" ought to be spelled "too" or "tu", etc. I think the mistake is understandable, it's just most people fix that error when they're a child (unless you have English as a second language).
However, I also think if you're using something like a swipe input system on your phone, you may accidentally enter in "too" instead of "to" without thinking too hard about it, since they are the same input pattern.

KatieKatze · 22-25, F

I’ve only seen it in relation to the phrase “what are you up to?” I haven’t seen the misuse of “too” in any other “to” phrase (e.g. “I’m going to do something). Though I understand what you’re saying, I wonder if it’s just more about meaning (and misinterpretation of that meaning) rather than the sound itself.

DDonde · 31-35, M

@KatieKatze Oh, I see. I think it's just a misspelling, I don't think there's semantic confusion, but I could be wrong.

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