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PLEASE HELP ME?
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turquoise_ocean
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PLEASE HELP ME?
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Which one is correct?
" I never go to the cinema" according to the sentence which one is correct?
"Me too" or
"Me neither" |
8 Mar 2010
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marta v
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It �s �Me neither �, since it �s a negative sentence.
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8 Mar 2010
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mpr_girl
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Me too is used only with a positive meaning, with reference to an earlier sentence, like in:
A: I like vanilla ice cream.
B: Me too.
Me neither is used negatively, with reference to an earlier sentence, like in:
A: I don �t like vanilla ice cream.
B: Me neither. I prefer strawberry ice cream.
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8 Mar 2010
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miss-o
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I like vanilla ice cream.
So do I.
I don �t like vanilla ice cream.
Neither do I. |
8 Mar 2010
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deryalim
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NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHERS.......I agree but never is affirmative in grammar but negative in meaning when we use Present Simple we use She never PLAYS,-s doesn �t drop so is it possible Me,too? |
8 Mar 2010
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Zora
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"never" is a negative particle. It makes the sentence negative and you could never say, "I don �t never go fishing." THAT is wrong. So, following this rule, you would need to use "Me neither.."
I never go fishing.
Me neither, I hate it.
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8 Mar 2010
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deryalim
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I know we don �t say I don �t never go fishing but we don �t say She never PLAY .....So I think me too...because of course meaning is negative but affirmative in grammar |
8 Mar 2010
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Zora
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BUT it �s NOT affirmative in grammar!! That �s why you have to use "Me neither"... Never is like "no, don �t, doesn �t, not"... Negative! It makes the sentence a negative sentence... and that �s why you have to use "Me neither" and NOT "Me too."
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8 Mar 2010
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moravc
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This is a negative sentence, because there is NEVER in the sentence. (-)
S1: " I never go to the cinema."
S2: "Me neither" or "Neither do I. or "Nor do I." or "Nor me." or "I don �t go there either."
Affirmative sentence - Positive statement (+)
S1: "I (often) go to the cinema."
S2: "Me too" or "So do I." or "Really? I often go there too."
To be short:
Negative sentences (-) use neither, nor, not+either
Positive sentences (+) use so, too
PS: please note that the sentences with "ME" are informal - Me neither. Nor me. Me too.
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8 Mar 2010
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