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Too vs either
Former-TeacherDate: Wednesday, 15.12.2010, 09:00 | Message # 1
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When you want to say that you do or act in a similar way, you should use 'too', 'either', 'also', 'as well', 'so', 'either', 'neither'. But there are a few simple rules to observe.
1) in an affirmative context we use 'too'. ''also' or 'as well', 'so', e.g.
- I can ski very well.
- I can ski very well too. (simple confirmation)
- I can also ski very well. (more emphatic confirmation)
- I can ski very well and skateboard as well (confirmation and addition).
- So can I! (inverted word order!)

2) in a negative sentence we use 'either' or 'neither'
- I don't want to go there.
- I don't want to go there either. (simple confirmation)
- Neither do I! (inverted word order!)

So, the sentence 'I'm not afraid to be a child too!' should be corrected in this way: 'I'm not afraid to be a child either!

 
NekavaenDate: Wednesday, 15.12.2010, 23:12 | Message # 2
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Thank you very much! smile I promise I'll never make this mistake again.

It is not human to be without shame and without desire. (Ursula K. Le Guin)
 
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