2021-04-20 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – also & too

2021-04-20

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – also & too

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ออกเสียง also = ‘AWL-soh’

ออกเสียง too = ‘TOO’

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TOO VS. TOVS. TWO

What's the difference between too, to, and two?

Too meansalso (I’m going, too)

or to an excessive degree (too much).

To is a very common word that performs many different functions,

such as expressing direction (I’m driving to the office)

or contact (Pin it to the wall),

indicating an object or recipient (Give it to me),

or setting a range (9 to 5) or limit(These go to 11).

Two is the number equal to one plus one.

The words are used in very different ways:

too is an adverb, to is most commonly used as a preposition,

and two is a numberthat can be used as a noun or an adjective.

Perhaps the most common mistake

involving the three words is

using to when it should be too, or vice versa.

Remember,

if you mean to, don’t use too many o’s!

Here’s an exampleof too,

to, and two used correctly in the same sentence.

Example: We went to two two-star restaurants,

and it was two two-star restaurants too many!

Collins COBUILD English Usage

Also – too – as well

You use also, too, or as well

when you are giving more information about something.

1. 'also'

Also is usually used in front of a verb.

If there is no auxiliary verb,

you put also immediately in front of the verb, unless the verb is be.

I also began to be interested in cricket.

They also helped out.

If the verb is be, you put also after it.

I was also an American.

If there is an auxiliary verb, you put also after the auxiliary verb.

The symptoms of the illness were also described in the book

.

If there is more than one auxiliary verb,

you put also after the first one.

We'll also be learning about healthy eating.

Also is sometimes put at the beginning of a clause.

She is very intelligent. Also, she is gorgeous.

Be Careful!
Don't put also at the end of a clause.

2. 'too'

You usually put too at the end of a clause.

Now the problem affects middle-class children, too.

I'll miss you, and Steve will, too.

In conversation, too is used after a word or phrase

when you are making a brief comment on something

that has just been said.

'His father kicked him out of the house.' – 'Quite right, too.'

'They've finished mending the road.' – 'About time, too!'

Too is sometimes put after the first noun phrase in a clause.

I wondered whether I too would become ill., Melissa, too, felt miserable.

However, the position of too can make a difference

to the meaning of a sentence.

'I am an American too' can mean either

'Like the person just mentioned, I am an American'

or 'Besides having the other qualities just mentioned, I am an American'.

However, 'I too am an American' can only mean

'Like the person just mentioned, I am an American'.

Don't put too at the beginning of a sentence.

For more information, see too

3. 'as well'

As well always goes at the end of a clause.

Filter coffee is better for your health than instant coffee.

And it tastes nicer as well.

They will have a difficult year next year as well.

4. negatives

You don't usually use 'also', 'too', or 'as well' in negative clauses.

Don't say, for example, 'I'm not hungry and she's not hungry too'.

You say 'I'm not hungry and she's not hungry either',

'I'm not hungry and neither is she', or

'I'm not hungry and nor is she'.

Edward wasn't at the ceremony, either.

'I don't normally drink coffee in the evening.' – 'Neither do I.'

See either, neither, nor

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,

Usage Note:

Some people maintain that it is wrong to begin a sentence with also.

In our 2014 survey, however, 70 percent of the Usage Panel

found the usage acceptable in this example:

The warranty covers all power train components.

Also, participating dealers back their work

with a free lifetime service guarantee.

Given this high rate of acceptance,

as well as the fact that

it is perfectly normal to start sentences with other conjunctive adverbs

such as furthermore, there seems no reason to condemn this usage of also.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,

Too

Usage Note:

Some people object to the use of not too as an equivalent of not very,

as in She was not too pleased with the results.

In many contexts this construction is entirely idiomatic

and should pass without notice:

It wasn't too long ago that deregulation was being hailed

as the savior of the savings and loan industry.

It was not too bright of them to build in an area where rock slides occur.

In these cases not too adds a note of ironic understatement.

Negation of too by can't may sometimes lead to ambiguities,

as in You can't check your child's temperature too often,

which may mean either that

the temperature should be checked only occasionally

or that it should be checked as frequently as possible.