The use of “as well” has become a verbal tic in public speaking.

Has anyone noticed the recent overuse of the phrase “as well”? Almost
every talking head on television, especially on news shows seems
compelled to use this phrase instead of the ordinary, the pedestrian “too”
, “also”, or “additionally” in any sentence diagram.
I am catching the tragic whiff of a bit of social climbing, the desire to
appear more cultured, more erudite. This particular construction, “as
well”, is more common to the English language heard across the Big
Pond. Useful and appropriate in various applications, the professional
yakkers seem to employ the phrase as an affectation. Am I imagining this
trend? It annoys me and, my friends as well.