Date: Sun, 13 Feb 1994 10:39:06 CST

From: "Donald M. Lance" ENGDL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MIZZOU1.BITNET

Subject: Re: Too in initial position



I have vague recollections of English teachers "correcting" me for using

initial 'too' as we use initial 'also' and 'and', followed by a comma as in

Grepstad's example. I checked several style handbooks, thinking that there

was a stylistic "rule" inveighing against the usage, but didn't find one.

This usage, to my ear and eye, is common in spoken style (I suspect in any

variety of English) but is considered too informal for most written styles.

These "rules" in style books exist because native speakers of the language

actually do use the forms in questions, of course.

DMLance, U of Missouri