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    Definition and pronunciation of either | Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary
    (North American English, informal) ‘I don't like it.’ ‘Me either.’
    What does British English speakers say in place of Me either?

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    Default Re: Me either.

    "Me either" is right.
    "Neither do I" is correct too. (In this very example) If the sentence is "I haven't eaten lunch", the short expression of agreement is "Neither have I".

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    Quote Originally Posted by English Freak View Post
    "Me either" is right.
    Do you mean that British English speakers say, "Me either"?

    Quote Originally Posted by English Freak View Post
    "Neither do I" is correct too. (In this very example) If the sentence is "I haven't eaten lunch", the short expression of agreement is "Neither have I".
    Both BE speakers and AE speakers say, "Neither have I," don't they?
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    Default Re: Me either.

    Quote Originally Posted by sunsunmoon View Post



    Do you mean that British English speakers say, "Me either"?


    Both BE speakers and AE speakers say, "Neither have I," don't they?
    "Me either" is incorrect in BrE.
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