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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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1) I also like reading.
2) I like reading too.
3) I like reading as well.
Do these sentences mean : other people love reading as do I ; I love reading as well as writing ?
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I would understand the 3 sentences as "I like doing X, but reading is also a hobby of mine". However, if in 1. , the "I" is strongly accented, it would mean that someone else has just mentioned s/he likes reading, and you tell him/her that reading is also a hobby of yours.

— Pieanne

  • I would understand the 3 sentences as "I like doing X, but reading is also a hobby of mine".
  • However, if in 1.
  • , the "I" is strongly accented, it would mean that someone else has just mentioned s/he likes reading, and you tell him/her that reading is also a hobby of yours.
  • This could be expressed without any ambiguity by "I too like reading".
  • But maybe someone will come and show how wrong I am...
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I would understand the 3 sentences as "I like doing X, but reading is also a hobby of mine".

However, if in 1. & 2., the "I" is strongly accented, it would mean that someone else has just mentioned s/he likes reading, and you tell him/her that reading is also a hobby of yours. This could be expressed without any ambiguity by "I too like reading".

But maybe someone will com
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Yes, it would need context to fully understand it. If it were conversational.

e.g.

Joe: I like reading.

Robert: I like reading also.

As stated above, they can all be used if one were listing one's hobbies.

e.g. I enjoy boating. I also like reading.
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