Tom: In your first example, I think that the ALSO makes the TOO superfluous.
I think that using TOO might be the more effective version, but I would
delete the comma preceding it. The version with ALSO takes away some of
the stress that falls on EXCELLENT; I like the rhythm of the TOO version
better.
In your second example, the colon is misused. That appositive series
should be set off with two dashes. The sentence itself needs a bit of
revision, it seems to me. I was put off by the verb ASSUME. If one
actually measures a room using those tools, then what follows is a matter
of knowing, not assuming, isn't it?
In answer to your question about the correct punctuation of TOO, both
methods are correct. Sometimes the comma, or commas, are called for, and
sometimes not. it depends on the focus and rhythm you want to achieve.
Martha Kolln
>I need some help with the proper use of "too" in the following sentence:
>
>I think there are also excellent non-poetic descriptions of each of these
>things, too, especially if one takes into account the context in which they
>occur.
>
>In the above sentence, what does "too" mean? I was under the impression that
>it meant "also," or "as well," but "also" is already used in the sentence. I
>know "too" is an adverb, but does it modify anything? Does the writer need
>the comma after "things"? I've noticed that many times people place a comma
>before "too," and other times they do not. Which is correct?
>
>Another "too" sentence:
>
>Furthermore, perhaps if the students of Logic and Rhetoric were to take out
>these same tools: the T-square, the level, and the tape measure, the students
>would find that they, too, cannot assume that the ceiling of their classroom
>is a perfect rectangle with four straight lines and four right angles.
>
>In this sentence, "too" is set off by commas, but why? Is it optional to set
>"too" off like this? Also, can one use a colon as it is used above, or is a
>comma instead required because the three items are an appositive rather than a
>list?
>
>Thanks for your help,
>
>Tom
>
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><DIV>I need some help with the proper use of "too" in the following
>sentence: </DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#0000ff>I think there are also excellent non-poetic
>descriptions of each of these things, too, especially if one takes into
>account
>the context in which they occur.</FONT></DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV>In the above sentence, what does "too" mean? I was under the
>impression that it meant "also," or "as well," but "also" is already used in
>the
>sentence. I know "too" is an adverb, but does it modify anything?
>Does the writer need the comma after "things"? I've noticed that many
>times people place a comma before "too," and other times they do not.
>Which is correct?</DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV>Another "too" sentence:</DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV>Furthermore, perhaps if the students of Logic and Rhetoric were to take
>out
>these same tools: the T-square, the level, and the tape measure, the students
>would find that they, too, cannot assume that the ceiling of their classroom
>is
>a perfect rectangle with four straight lines and four right angles.</DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV>In this sentence, "too" is set off by commas, but why? Is it
>optional
>to set "too" off like this? Also, can one use a colon as it is used
>above, or is a comma instead required because the three items are an
>appositive
>rather than a list? </DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV>Thanks for your help,</DIV>
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><DIV>Tom</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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