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Speaker 1: According to a magazine article I read this morning, most

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people like pizza.

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Speaker 2: Me too, me too, me too, But I gotta.

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Speaker 1: Say I don't like pizza with pineapple or tuna.

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Speaker 2: Me neither, me either.

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Speaker 1: Let's discuss.

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Speaker 3: Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from

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New York City. And here's your English teacher, Michael.

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Speaker 1: All Ry, Thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael

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here from Happy English and I help people speak English better.

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And this is Happy English Podcast Episode seven fifty six.

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Me too, me neither, me either. That's today's English lesson topic.

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Do you have a request or a topic here? Send

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me a message at Myhappy English dot com and let

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me know. In everyday English conversations, we often use short

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phrases to express agreement or shared feelings. Three common phrases

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are me too, me neither, and me either. While me

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too is easy to use, me neither and me either

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can be confusing for a lot of English learners. This

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lesson will help you understand how to use these phrases

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correctly and confidently. Me too, me neither, and me either.

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These are such simple phrases, but they actually get at

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how we agree and connect with each other, even disagree.

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By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to

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understand the differences between me too, me neither, and me either,

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and use these phrases correctly in daily conversations. You know,

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I love having coffee here me too.

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Speaker 2: I have a lot of fun listening to this podcast.

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Speaker 1: Oh me Too. I love Taylor Swift's new song me too.

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Me too, So basic, so powerful. You know, it's more

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than just agreeing. It's this instant validation thing, like you

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and the person you're talking to become instant buddies. Me

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too creates this sense of belonging, like you're both on

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the same wavelength. Me too builds rapport with the other person,

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which I guess explains why we like people who agree

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with us, and we can even bond with people over

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something we don't like. When you agree with someone about

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something that they don't like, you can use me neither.

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While me too is the agreement reply to a positive statement,

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me neither is the agreement reply to a negative statement.

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Speaker 2: I don't like rainy weather, me neither. I have to

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say I don't like eating celery, me neither.

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Speaker 1: I definitely don't want to work overtime on Friday, me neither,

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me neither. This also helps us build connections with others

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when they talk about something they don't like by showing

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them that we feel the same way. We're naturally drawn

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to other people who feel the way we do, even

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when we don't like something. And here's a cultural twist,

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something that you've probably heard in movies or TV shows.

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I hope you're sitting down for this, because here it comes.

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In American English. We tend to use me either to

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show agreement with someone who talks about something they don't like.

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Speaker 2: I don't feel like cooking tonight. Me either. I didn't

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understand what the boss was talking about. Me either. I'm

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not ready for the exam tomorrow. Me either.

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Speaker 1: Both me neither and me either are grammatically correct with

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negative sentences, but there's a cultural twist. Me neither is

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more common in British English. And me either. Well, that's

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just classic conversational American English. I know that's probably something

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that you didn't learn in school, and it may sound

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a little strange, but that's how things go in American English.

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Knowing this will help you communicate better and more naturally.

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Keep in mind the best way to remember this and

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any other word or phrase in English is to take

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that word or phrase, write it in a sentence that's

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true for you or true in your world, and then

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memorize your sentences. Hey, did you know that you can

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get the chance to practice this kind of English with

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me directly. You can get more practice using your English

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when you join my podcast Learner's Study Group. There you

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can make new friends, join us for live group lessons

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every week where we practice these podcast lessons together. Plus

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the future. And on top of that, each episode has

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exercises where you can practice this English point with speaking

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and writing checked by me. To learn more, just visit

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learning another language is not easy, but it's not impossible,

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