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Laborious Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

"Too" and "also" (does their placement make a difference)

Hi there teachers!

I know that changing the position/placement of words such as "too" and "also" might affect the meaning of a sentence. But I'm not too sure about what difference that makes.

For example:

A: I have seen that movie many times.

B: Well, I, too, have seen it a couple of times.

Bi: Well, I have seen it, too, a couple of times.

Bii: Well, I have seen it a couple of times, too.

Biii: Well, I have, too, seen it a couple of times.

Another situation with "too":

Ram: How have you spent time during the lockdown?

Sita: I've read a lot of books, planted some trees in my garden, and watched a lot of classic movies, too.

Sita1: I, too, have read a lot of books, planted some trees... .

  

Top answer

Laborious B: Well, I, too, have seen it a couple of times. "I, too" is stilted in conversation. Laborious Bi: Well, I have seen it, too, a couple of times.

— Anonymous

  • Laborious B: Well, I, too, have seen it a couple of times.
  • "I, too" is stilted in conversation.
  • Laborious Bi: Well, I have seen it, too, a couple of times.
  • Natural.
  • It means that you have seen it, as he has.
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LaboriousB: Well, I, too, have seen it a couple of times.

"I, too" is stilted in conversation.

LaboriousBi: Well, I have seen it, too, a couple of times.

Natural. It means that you have seen it, as he has. You tack on "a couple of times" at the end to express that you have not seen it as many times as A has.

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