How to use too, so, either, neither, nor in your daily English conversations

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Are you using the expression 'me too' too  often in your daily conversations?
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Sometimes, that's actually the wrong expression.
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And, sometimes you can find a better alternative.
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Make sure you watch the lesson till the end,  where you will discover an amusing common mistake.
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Okay! Let's start by looking at an example of  when we say 'me too'.
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So, someone has said to you:
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I'm interested in antique furniture.
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And, you're also interested in antique furniture.
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You can simply say:
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Me too.
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Now, you may very occasionally hear:
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I too.
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That's very formal.
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It's grammatically correct. But, it's very formal.  I would avoid that.
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Just stick with 'me too'.
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Now, let's look at some alternatives.
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One good one is:
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Same here.
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It's simple, and it works every time.
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But, two things that you must absolutely avoid  is using 'also' and 'as well' in this expression.
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Although, they're synonyms for 'too', they don't  fit here.
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So, don't say:
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Me also
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And don't say:
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Me as well
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Right! Let's look at two more alternatives.
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These are short sentences that you create using the verb in the original sentence.
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Now, here the verb is 'am'. So, we use that:
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I'm interested in antique furniture.
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I am too.
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Or:
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So am I.
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Now, notice that if you start with 'so', we need a subject verb inversion.
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We have to swap 'am' and 'I':
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So am I.
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Now! A common mistake that I hear some of my  students make,
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is sticking with the verb 'am'.
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no matter what the original sentence is, they say:
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Oh! I am too.
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Or:
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So am I.
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Now, be careful because this has to follow the original sentence.
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So, for example, if someone says:
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I like antique furniture.
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We're using the Present Simple tense.
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We need to use the auxiliary of the Present Simple tense.
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So, don't say:
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I am to.
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You have to say:
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I do too.
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Or:
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So do I.
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And! If we change the tense, obviously we need to change the auxiliary.
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So, if someone said:
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I used to like antique furniture.
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You need to say:
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I did too.
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Or:
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So did I.
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Now, what about negative statements?
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For example, someone says:
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I don't like antique furniture.
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What you must avoid here is using 'too'.
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'Too' doesn't work with a negative sentence.
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You have to switch to 'neither'.
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I don't like antique furniture.
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Me neither.
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Interestingly, and happily, 'same here' works here too.
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'Same here' is very versatile.
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It works with positive sentences and negative sentences.
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Let's look at the other alternatives.
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I don't like antique furniture.
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I don't.
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You can't use too.
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The word you need to use here is 'either'.
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I don't either.
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And, if you want to use the inversion, then use 'neither'.
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Neither do I.
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And, if we change the tense, obviously, the same thing:
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I didn't used to like antique furniture.
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I didn't either.
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Or:
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Neither did I.
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Now! a little word about negative words.
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For example, 'never', 'hardly', 'no longer'. Let's look at some examples:
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I've never bought any antique furniture.
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Now, you see that the verb is positive: 'I have'.
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But, the sentence, the idea is negative because of 'never'.
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Make sure you follow with the negative expression.
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So, don't use 'too' or 'so'.
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Say:
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Me neither.
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Or:
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I haven't either.
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Or:
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Neither have I.
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Let's look at an example with 'hardly'.
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I can hardly see the road.
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Me neither.
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I can't either.
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Neither can I.
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And, a final example with 'no longer'.
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John no longer works here.
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Linda neither.
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Linda doesn't either.
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Neither does Linda.
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And, there is one other word I want to mention here, and that's the word 'nor.
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'Nor' can replace 'neither' in an inverted phrase.
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But, it sounds a little bit more formal.
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So, you may hear and if you're in a formal situation, you can say:
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Nor did I.
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Nor does she.
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Nor would they.
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Now! I'd like to share an amusing common mistake with you.
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If someone says to you:
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I love you!
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I've often heard the other person by mistake saying:
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Me too.
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I do too.
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So do I.
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Obviously, this means I love myself too.
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I don't think that's what you want to say.
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In this situation, avoid these expressions!
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You have to repeat the sentence. You have to say:
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I love you too.
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Now, there are a couple of other situations that you need to be careful of.
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Same type of situation. If someone says:
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I'm happy to see you.
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Don't say: Me too.
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Because it means I'm happy to see myself, right? That  doesn't work.
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You either have to repeat the sentence.
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Maybe you can change the vocabulary  a little bit. Say:
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It's good to see you too.
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Or use this very useful expression:
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Likewise.
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That reciprocates whatever nice thing they have said to you.
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And the last example.
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Someone wishes you a lovely day:
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Have a lovely day.
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Here, simply say:
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You too!
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You are sending the same wish back to them in this way.
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Well, that's the end of my conversation tips for today.
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You'll find more conversation tips in this playlist.
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Also, make sure you check out my online course  for lots of exercises on all the topics that I teach.
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Thanks a lot for watching. I look forward to seeing you  in my next lesson very soon.
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Goodbye for now.
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