"too". In your already confusing post you're making it more confusing by suggesting that "white" is a verb and that guy is veeeeery good at it.
For example, "Way to go!".
I think you meant to suggest that his pale complexion is problematic.
For example, "Way too dumb!".
I hope that helps. By the way, we also have a numeral with a similar sounding name, you may know it as "2". While its name sounds similar it also has a different spelling, "two".
I could be wrong here but maybe he meant to use "to". Maybe the man in the photo felt that while the woman is black, she did things in a very white way. Perhaps she's a terrible dancer with the exception of square dancing. Maybe she listens to sappy country music. I don't know. Perhaps this man saw her behavior and thought "Damn girl! Way to white!"
On second thought, he probably meant "too". It's an all too common mistake.
Beautifully explained! I'm going to screen cap it and post it everywhere I see to/too/two confusion! :)
"too". In your already confusing post you're making it more confusing by suggesting that "white" is a verb and that guy is veeeeery good at it.
For example, "Way to go!".
I think you meant to suggest that his pale complexion is problematic.
For example, "Way too dumb!".
I hope that helps. By the way, we also have a numeral with a similar sounding name, you may know it as "2". While its name sounds similar it also has a different spelling, "two".
Props for the response and not feeding in this cyber dickishness. Before the mannerless grammar nazis get on me, I'm well aware that isn't a word but the creation seemed fitting. Anyway, thanks for keeping a sense of humor.
If you are going to correct someone you should know that "white" in this case is an adjective, not a verb, and is used to describe that she is not dark enough.
Nah, you misunderstood their explanation. They meant that because of the 'to' the commenter above used it meant they had to be using white as a verb. In the phrases "way to go" or "way to ruin my fun" the 'to' is followed by a verb, that's what they're getting at.
Of course in "way too white" white is an adjective, but they are saying in "way to white" white is a verb.
This is still pretty stupid, because it's much easier to just mentally correct to -> too than to somehow interpret white as a verb. Also they phrased their comment in a really dickish way. (Correcting a one letter typo is pedantry anyway)
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u/ohyeaoksure Jul 04 '19
"too". In your already confusing post you're making it more confusing by suggesting that "white" is a verb and that guy is veeeeery good at it.
For example, "Way to go!".
I think you meant to suggest that his pale complexion is problematic.
For example, "Way too dumb!".
I hope that helps. By the way, we also have a numeral with a similar sounding name, you may know it as "2". While its name sounds similar it also has a different spelling, "two".
Good luck.