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As well is an adverb which means 'also', 'too' or 'in addition' . We usually use as well at the end of a clause: We look forward very much to seeing you again and to meeting your wife as well. As well as is a multi-word preposition which means 'in addition to': She has invited Jill as well as Kate.
"Aswell" with no space is not the same as "as well" that has the space.
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“As well” is the correct spelling and should always be two words. “Aswell” is incorrect and should not be used in English.
See reply #3.
(Another irritant is the use of "alot" which very many (see what I did there?) people seem to think is a valid word in English)
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A lot, which is often misspelled as alot, means “a large number or quantity ” or “very much,” and it can be used as a noun or an adverb. Allot is a verb that means “to portion out” or “to set aside a share or portion of something, such as money or time, for a specific purpose.”
On next week's "Dictionary Corner", we'll be looking at elisions and possessive apostrophes.
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Or to put that another way, apostrophe's.
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The noun apostrophe can be countable or uncountable.
In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be apostrophe.
However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be apostrophes e.g. in reference to various types of apostrophes or a collection of apostrophes.
Since it has become a dog and pony show, what about (or should I say whatabout?) abuse of the quantitative "much" vs. the ordinal "many"? It's rampant these days...
"How much bytes in a kilobyte?"
Oh, I don't know! Ask someone else for their opinion.
===> "How much many bytes in a kilobyte?"
I think people are confusing language with coding. Language is either sounds or symbols to convey meaning between humans and evolves. It does not have a set of rules that are “correct” or “incorrect”. It does not “fail to compile” if there is some minor variation from the “correct” set.
Dictionaries are descriptive, not prescriptive, of common usage. “Aswell” conveys a meaning that appears to have been understood by all who read it and thus has fulfilled its function. It has been used in that format in the past also.
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"Aswell" might carry intended meaning in "sounds form" to both native and non-native English speakers. When "aswell" is presented in symbolic/written form to a non-native, he might be confused for its meaning as he has learnt English based on (strict) grammatical rules and collected words.
Wouldeliminatingspacesfromoursentencesaddorsubtracttooureaseofreading?
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===> Would eliminating spaces from our sentences add or subtract to our ease of reading?
Here's your kewpie doll.
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Uhm guys, thanks for the help, but I just forgot to add a space in between as and well.
I conclude the 'dictionary corner' is not a safe haven. 
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