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- 26-Oct-2011, 15:51 #1
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' too ' Hello all,
I, too, am interested
or
I am, too, interested
Which one is used in English?
- 26-Oct-2011, 16:39 #2
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Re: ' too ' You can say "I, too, am interested" or "I am interested, too."
The second one you used is not natural.I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
- 26-Oct-2011, 20:48 #3
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Re: ' too ' [QUOTE=johnnn;815858]
NOT A TEACHER
(1) As the moderator taught us:
Mona: I am very interested in grammar.
Joe: I, too, am interested in grammar./ I am interested in grammar, too.
too = also
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(2) I think that "I am too interested" can be used like this:
George: I'm going to the circus tomorrow.
Pamela: Why didn't you invite me?
George: You are not interested in circuses.
Pamela: I am too interested in circuses! = You are wrong! I AM interested in circuses!
too = to emphasize an idea
(a) Here is another example:
Mother: Please clean your room.
Tony: No! I don't want to. I won't do it!
Mother: You will too do it! = You have no choice. That is an order. If you do not do it,
your father and I will really punish you! Now get to work this minute!
[Credit for "You will too do it" goes to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.]
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