# To-day

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day/588923>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 13, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day/588923 "2011-07-13T21:10:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![CheeseDonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day/588923/1 "2011-07-13T21:10:46Z")

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In some older literature, I often see “today” and “tomorrow” written as “to-day” and “to-morrow.” When was this spelling used, and when did they morph into their modern forms?

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**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day/588923/2 "2011-07-13T21:18:16Z")

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[Up until the early 20th century.](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=today)

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day/588923/3 "2011-07-13T21:22:02Z")

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> [@bup](#):
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> [Up until the early 20th century.](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=today)

Online Etymology Dictionary.

Cute.

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**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day/588923/4 "2011-07-13T22:03:30Z")

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Previous thread about this very subject:

> **[Why Was Today Spelled To-day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=535352)**
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> I’m reading Jack London stories and I’ve noticed that he spells “today” “to-day”. Was it a common practice a century ago, if so why, and why isn’t it so to-day?