So, I've been enough confused by my English native friends in regard with the use of "too" in a sentence when there is an adjective and the "a" article. The problem for me is to know where I have to put the "a": before or after the "too"??
Ex1. I have too painful a headache.
Everybody says this is correct: "a" after the too + adj
Ex2. Everybody is getting worried about appearance in a too olderly society.
vs
Everybody is getring worries about their appearance in too olderly a society.
?
Someone has told me it depends on the words used and the written sentence will be different from the spoken one. Why?? Nobody seems to know the answer.
Is there a RULE for this?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks in advance,
Ibiscus
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So, I've been enough confused by my English native friends in regard with the use of "too" in a sentence when there is an adjective and the "a" article. The problem for me is to know where I have to put the "a": before or after the "too"??
Ex1. I have too painful a headache.
Everybody says this is correct: "a" after the too + adj
Ex2. Everybody is getting worried about appearance in a too olderly society.
vs
Everybody is getring worries about their appearance in too olderly a society.
?
Someone has told me it depends on the words used and the written sentence will be different from the spoken one. Why?? Nobody seems to know the answer.
Is there a RULE for this?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks in advance,
Ibiscus