Using " also" at the end of a sentence

[ackeiyword]

Hello..

Is it formal to use " also" at the end of a sentence

I thought that there is a difference between

I also like Egypt
Means that "you like Egypt and I like Egypt as well"

But

I like Egypt also

means that I like A country and I like Egypt as well

Is that right ? And Is that formal ??

 

[lauralie2]

Hello..

Is it formal to use " also" at the end of a sentence

No, it's not considered formal usage. As an adverb, 'also' is best placed before its verb here:

• I also like Egypt.
  • meaning: Egypt, too.
    • Cf. I, too, like Egypt.
    • Notice the commas. They tell us that 'too' modifies the word that precedes it, 'I'.

There is a difference in meaning here:

1. I, too, like Egypt. <I, too>
2. I like Egypt, too. <Egypt, too>

In 1., 'too' modifies the word that precedes it ('I'), giving one meaning and, by analogy 'too' modifies the word that precedes it in 2. ('Egypt'), giving a second meaning.

(Note that, some writers place a comma before 'too' to limit the scope of its modification to the preceding word only; however, such practice is problematic as the comma could just as well be interpreted as marking off a sentence adverb; e.g., me too; me, too.)


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In short, if 'also' is being used as a synonym for ',too', then the following meanings work:

• I like Egypt also. / Egypt, too.
  
• I also like Egypt. / I, too.