It's a pretty subtle difference, but "X applies to Y too" is ... • Aaron Parecki

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Felix Linker https://twitter.com/felixlinker • Feb 6
Of course, when you say "X does not apply to Y", then "X applies to Y too" expresses something contrasting. But this seems to be more a "coincidence" of both sentences' semantics, rather than part of "too".

It's a pretty subtle difference, but "X applies to Y too" is not at all the same as "X does too apply to Y". The latter is more like "doch" where it's clearly intended to refute the original claim.

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Mon, Feb 6, 2023 7:57am -08:00

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- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  Yes! That's exactly the meaning I was trying to explain
  
  Mon, Feb 6, 2023 4:58pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- Lynn Nothegger twitter.com/Lynn_Nothegger
  
  I think the English version of 'too' sounds a bit like a toddler. You have to punctuate with a stamp of your foot. 'We do too have time to go to the park!'
  
  Mon, Feb 6, 2023 4:57pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)

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