 Re: also / as well as
Hmm. You've got me thinking.
"I speak German as well as English."
"I speak English, and also German."
To my mind--and this is off-the-proverbial-cuff--the only difference I see is the emphasis. In both examples, I think it's clear that I speak English natively. . . or at least better than I speak German. So, you can use them in the same context, but they have 'opposite' meanings as far as which of the two items is 'more important.'
Does that make sense? Does anybody else think I answered that right?
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