Which is correct?
1. I'll see you tomorrow
2. I'll see you tommorow
3. I'll see to tommorrow
Check below for the correct spelling.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, tomorrow is often misspelled because people double up the 'm' or don't double the 'r'.
Why we spell it like this
1. Tomorrow is a compound word made up of two words to + morrow, which is the same as today ( to + day), tonight (to + night), tomorrow (to + morrow).
So we have to + morrow because morrow was the old way of saying tomorrow/the following day.
"Good morrow" was the old way of saying good day, good morning.
”On the morrow” meant tomorrow
Shakespeare used it. ...parting is such sweet sorrow
That I shall say good-night till it be morrow (from Romeo and Juliet).
2. There's a double ‘r’ because it indicates that the 'o' next to them is a short vowel sound: tomORRow.
Tomorrow rhymes with and has the same letter pattern and short 'o' sound as borrow, sorrow.
Check out the video for the different ways we can say tomorrow.
Memory tricks to help you remember the spelling.
1. See all those o's: tOmOrrOw
2. We can words within words to help us: tom or row. I'll see Tom tomorrow.
Sentences
We'll see you tomorrow.
Tomorrow's going to be sunny.
What are you doing tomorrow?
I have today and tomorrow off.
That's it for this quick lesson. Keep working on your spelling and taking an interest in it.
If you’re interested in the history of spelling and why spelling it’s the way it is then click here and check out my The Reasons Why English Spelling is so Weird and Wonderful PDF ebook.