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Conversational
Language (#17):
Short Expressions of Agreement
(#3)
In conversational American
English, short expressions
of agreement are commonly used
when one person has
the same idea as
another. These
short expressions have
several different forms. We have seen that too and so
are used for two
positive ( + ) statements and that either
and
neither
are used for two negative ( - ) statements:
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A: I'm tired.
A: I feel tired.
A: I was absent.
A: I've missed work
several times.
(etc.)
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B: Me, too. / So am I.
(Be is
also tired.)
B: Me, too. / So am I.
B: Me, too. / So was I.
B: Me, too. / So have I.
(etc.)
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A: I'm not hungry.
A:
I don't want
anything
to eat.
A: I didn't eat much
for
lunch.
A: I haven't been
very hungry recently.
(etc.)
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B: Me, either. / Neither am I.
(Be is also not
hungry.)
B: Me, either. /
Neither do I.
B: Me, either. /
Neither did I.
B: Me, either. /
Neither
have I.
(etc.)
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When two
thoughts are not
the same, too / so /
either / neither
cannot be used. But is used intstead:
A says: |
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B thinks the opposite
and then says: |
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I'm hungry.
I'm not hungry.
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But I'm not.
But I am.
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I'm not feeling well.
I'm feeling wonderful!
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But
I am.
But I'm not.
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I slept really well last
night.
I didn't sleep well last night.
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But
I didn't.
But I did..
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I haven't seen this movie.
I've seen this movie
before.
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But I have.
But I haven't.
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I'd rather watch TV.
I'd rather not watch
TV.
(etc.)
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But I wouldn't.
But I would.
(etc.)
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