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Old 13-Oct-2006, 13:00
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Wink Hello, i need a little help guys

is it right to say

I cann't drive
I cann't either


and


I can drive
neither can i


?

actually i got mixed up between them

and what could be other whys to response like neither or either ?
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Old 13-Oct-2006, 13:16
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Default Re: Hello, i need a little help guys

Hi, XXX,
A. - I can't drive.
S.- I can't either. = Neither can I. = Nor can I.
Cheers
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Old 13-Oct-2006, 14:45
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I can drive
neither can i
...
This could be where the problem is. In British English, there's a different vowel sound in the pair can/can't. In American English there isn't; and as the "t" and the "d" are articulated with the tongue in the same position, it's possible to make the mistake of thinking there's only one consonant there.

What Humble said was right. (There's another, very informal, variant: "Me neither".)

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Old 13-Oct-2006, 20:10
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is it right to say

I cann't drive
I cann't either


and


I can drive
neither can i


?

actually i got mixed up between them

and what could be other whys to response like neither or either ?
For your second:

I can drive.
So can I
I can too
Me too (informal)
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Old 14-Oct-2006, 04:33
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thanks alot guys for helpin me
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Old 14-Oct-2006, 06:47
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is it right to say
I cann't drive
I cann't either
and
I can drive
neither can i
?
actually i got mixed up between them
and what could be other whys to response like neither or either ?

Hi Blue

I can`t / cannot drive.
Neither can I.
I cannot / can`t either.

I can drive.
So can I.

Regards,
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Old 14-Oct-2006, 14:10
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Thanks alot man
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thanks alot guys for helpin me
You're welcome.
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