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Onto Vs. On to
Hello all, I am getting a tattoo soon.
it is going to say "You've got to hang on to yourself"
I was wondering if 'on to' is one word or two, I don't want to have a grammatical error on my arm for the rest of my life!
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I'm going to complicate things by disagreeing with the other poster.
The word "onto" means to position something upon something else. You get onto a horse, or you move the box onto the table.
Since you're using on as part of the verb, not as part of a preposition, I think it makes more sense to split on and to. You're (hanging on) to, not hanging (onto).
Props to you for checking this out! So many people get tattoos without double and triple-checking the spelling, grammar and location.
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I would say "You've got to hang onto your life"
That would sound better then "You've got to hang on to your life"
In that case you wouldn't use two words you would use one. ;)
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