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Teo
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 Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:07 pm Post subject: either/neither |
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A: I don't like hamburgers. B: Me, ______.
Which do you think is correct, either or neither?
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lotus
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Teo,
At the risk of starting another controversy --
Me neither. (neither do I)
--lotus |
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alan.es
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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 No controversy from me on this one, lotus.
I agree completely. |
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LucentShade
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| Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| lotus wrote: |
Hi Teo,
At the risk of starting another controversy --
Me neither. (neither do I)
--lotus |
Arrgh, I remember a controversy about this subject sometime last year 
I do agree, "Me neither" is the best choice.
The "Me neither" phrase is kind of colloquial, since it uses an object pronoun instead of a subject pronoun. (No one would say "I neither" / "I either.")
However, if you want to say the full sentence, it's "I don't like hamburgers either." |
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MrPedantic
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| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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<I do agree, "Me neither" is the best choice.>
I'd agree too.
(Though I would omit the comma after "me".)
MrP |
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Harmony
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| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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Yup! Me too! I would agree and I do agree. In fact I completely agree!  |
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Hinzega
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| Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:23 am Post subject: |
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I agree too! Just last night, my student and I had a discussion about this. I couldn't honestly answer her then and there, but have done some research.
From what I can see, "Me either" sounds right, but isn't. It's just what so many of us are used to hearing. Just as "It is him." sounds more accurate than "It is he." |
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