On to vs. Onto
An inquisitive reader asked the following question:
When do you use on to vs. onto?
Answer: Use onto as one word if you can add up before on.
Example: He climbed (up) onto the roof.
Example: She held on to her child in the crowd. (She did not hold up her child.)
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Wordplay
A man sent 20 different puns to his friends, with the hope that at least ten of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.