 Homophones. Two, two, and two. These three words, two, two, and two, sound exactly alike. You can't tell the difference when you say them. Two, two, and two are homophones in the English language. A homophone is each of two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling. Perhaps the easiest one to understand and use is two, T-W-O. Yes, it's the number two. I saw two gorillas walking. Two fish were swimming upside down. The elephant and crab are two creatures that live on Earth. The next word to consider is two, T-O-O. Two is an adverb and is spelled with two O's and each O has its own meaning. Meaning one, also. Here are a few examples. I want to go with you too, which means I want to go with you also. Or are you coming too, which means are you coming also? Meaning number two is very or more than sufficient. Some examples are things are happening too fast, which means things are happening very fast. Or that person is too intimidating, which means that person is very intimidating. Two, T-O is a preposition. It shows the relationship of words to each other. One meaning of two is toward or in the direction of. For example, I went to the store, which means I went toward the store or I went in the direction of the store. The second way to use two is with the verb in its infinitive form. I am going to run in the marathon. Here we use two plus the verb run. Understanding their meanings will help you differentiate between two, two, and two.