Neither am I./So am I.

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Odessa Dawn

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"I am not interested in this."

I was under pressure and not sleeping for hours yesterday, so I replied to "I am not …" with "So am I."

Neither am I. Meaning you share the same feeling. If I said so am I, would you mark it incorrect. Can't you excuse so am I, please? Thanks.
 

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Negative — 'I am not interested.' 'Neither am I.'

Positive — 'I am interested.' 'So am I.'
 

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Don’t we have an excuse to use a positive instead of negative when you make such a mistake, please?

 

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Only insofar as we all make mistakes from time to time.
 
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