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You are correct ....
that's what I get for not double-checking before hitting "submit." Thanks for the corrections, and I will re-vamp and resubmit that article sometime soon.
On the "two" being a noun thing, I think I remember reading somewhere that a noun can be used as an adjective, though it still retains its identity as a noun. Looks like I need to go home and hit the books. 
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editormum
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July 19, 2005
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too two tutu
Your comment that TOO is "an adjective" was too hasty. I'm sure you'll agree that TOO is ordinarily used as an adverb.
TWO, on the other hand, is not always "a noun" as you say it is. TWO (like most numbers) usually works as an adjective, as in "two days" ot "two friends." But TWO is indeed sometimes a noun, as in "choose between the two." In that case, the adjective takes the place of the noun it is intended to modify, just as RICH or BEAUTIFUL becomes a noun in "the rich are different from you and me" or "the good, the bad, and the beautiful."
As for TUTU, think of the fat ballerina who had to wear a FOURFOUR.
Best regards, Wen Smith. ("Ask the Wordsmith")
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