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"Too" and "as well"

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"Too" and "as well"
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Too and as well both can be used to mean also.

They are almost exactly synonymous:

         We are selling the house and the furniture too/as well.

         He saw something, and she saw it too/as well.

         I bought one too/as well.

         He is loyal, and brave too/as well.

There are some instances where only too is used, such as a short response:

         “I'm hungry.” “Me too."

In the above example, you could respond "I'm hungry as well" to the first speaker, and this would convey less urgency. Me too is a very common expression in spoken English.

You cannot say "as well" without a verb, so "Me/we as well" is incorrect.

         "We're going to the party tonight." "Us too." = "We are as well."

Finally, as well as means also but cannot be used in the same place in a sentence as too:

         She is good at softball as well as basketball.

         She is good at softball and basketball too/also/as well.

 

 

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