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I never really thought about it before; but, I'm having a hard time explaining
the difference concisely, and when to use which.

What are the differences in nuances between あくまで and あくまでも? When is the use of
あくまで preferable to あくまでも, and vice versa?
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あくまで compared to あくまでも
The `も` just adds emphasis. As you probably know, the `あく` in `あくまで` is the
word `飽く`. This is an "old"/literary version of the word `飽きる` meaning "get
tired of", "be fed up with", "have enough of", almost always with a negative
connotation. So `飽くまで` would be "until one gets tired of" or "until you've had
enough of" -- or "to the end/last", "persistently", "stubbornly" as most
dictionaries have it defined. So adding `も` would just make it " ** _even_**
to the end" -- emphasis.

>   * あくまで抵抗する → Resist (it) to the end
>   * あくまでも抵抗する → Resist (it) to the _very_ end
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