A student asked this in a class and I gave an answer but
not too sure if it was correct?
They are not really the same are they?
THanks
dunsterenglish
also / as well as
Posted by dunsterenglish · July 29, 2009 · 1 replies
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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?