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Conference thebay::joyoflex

Title:The Joy of Lex
Notice:A Notes File even your grammar could love
Moderator:THEBAY::SYSTEM
Created:Fri Feb 28 1986
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1192
Total number of notes:42769

340.0. " Do you also know about this too ?" by YIPPEE::LIRON () Wed Apr 01 1987 05:20

    As a non-native English speaker, I'm sometimes confused by
    "also" and "too". Perhaps there's a rule I forgot.

    Suppose someone says "I like apples", what would you
    say:

        	1.  I like them too
 		2.  I also like them
		3.  I like them also
		4.  So do I 		

    Let's not mention "I prefer the pudding", "Who cares ?" etc...
    
    All these replies are correct I believe, but do they say exactly 
    the same thing ?  

    		roger
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340.1And...WELSWS::MANNIONWed Apr 01 1987 09:005
    Depending on the context they might have different meanings, though
    I think I might also use "I like them as well", which adds to the
    confusion
    
    Phillip
340.2to me it seems a matter of companionshipPSTJTT::TABERRelax, the sun came back again.Wed Apr 01 1987 10:078
Personally, I don't find a difference in the meanings, but the choice of 
expression has implications to native English (well, American) speakers. 
I find the use of "also" in the examples to imply a formality; a 
distance from the person to whom it is said.  It is the way a teacher 
would reply to a student.  The use of "too" is more companionable; 
relaxed talk between equals.  

					>>>==>PStJTT
340.3and contextINK::KALLISHallowe'en should be legal holidayWed Apr 01 1987 10:2318
    
    Then, there's always the matter of inflection, if the phrases are
    spoken, such as.
    
    [Silent "Yeah!"] I like them too.
    
    as opposed to
    
    [Silent "Ho-hum..."] I also like them.
    
    or
    
    [Silent "doesn't everybody?"] So do I.
    
    etc.
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.
340.4SSDEVO::GOLDSTEINWed Apr 01 1987 20:105
    Re: .0
    
    Your examples 1 and 4 are the most idiomatic and the most common.
    
    Bernie
340.5seems pretty clear which is more correct24799::OSMANtype video::user$7:[osman]eric.sixThu Apr 02 1987 11:4412
O.K.  Let's get this TOO/ALSO stuff more clear.  Which of these
sentences is correct:

		Also, don't forget your foul weather gear.  You'll need it!
		Too, don't forget your foul weather gear.  You'll need it!

How about these:

		I didn't mind at also off we went without Jamie.
		I didn't mind at too off we went without Jamie.
340.6YAZOO::B_REINKEthe fire and the rose are oneThu Apr 02 1987 17:543
    Also, don't forget your .....
    
    but neither of the other two sentances
340.7XANADU::RAVANThu Apr 02 1987 18:334
    "Too, don't forget..." is perfectly proper, but I think it's primarily
    British usage.
    
    -b
340.8Me tooIOSG::DUTTFri Apr 03 1987 08:284
    re. .7
    
    I don't remember ever hearing a fellow Brit using that construction
    (Too, ....)