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I'm wondering if my interpretation makes sense:

I'm also going to the mall (Besides going to the mall,I'm going to other places)
I'm going to the mall too (Someone tells me that he/she is going to the mall and I reply that I'm going there too and nowhere else)

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Hi,

khah I'm also going to the mall (Besides going to the mall, I'm going to other places)

It can mean that if the greater context is appropriate.

khah I'm going to the mall too (Someone tells me that he/she is going to the mall and I reply that I'm going there too and nowhere else)

OK.

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RandomGuy · Answer

khahI'm also going to the mall (Besides going to the mall,I'm going to other places)

Yes, but it can also mean that you aren't the only one going to the mall. The same applies to the other sentence.

I'm going to the mall.
What a coincidence! I'm also going to the mall. / I'm going to the mall, too.

khahI'm going to the mall too (Someone tells me that he/she is going to the mall and I reply that I'm going there too and nowhere else)

This is also possible. The intended meaning can usually be deduced from the context.

For a sentence free of multiple interpretations, you'd have to rewrite it.

I too am going to the mall.
I am going to the mall as well as other places.

Khah · Answer

Thanks for explaining!!
Now it's clear.

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