Speaker 1: According to a magazine article I read this morning, most
people like pizza.
Speaker 2: Me too, me too, me too, But I gotta.
Speaker 1: Say I don't like pizza with pineapple or tuna.
Speaker 2: Me neither, me either.
Speaker 1: Let's discuss.
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New York City. And here's your English teacher, Michael.
Speaker 1: All Ry, Thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael
here from Happy English and I help people speak English better.
And this is Happy English Podcast Episode seven fifty six.
Me too, me neither, me either. That's today's English lesson topic.
Do you have a request or a topic here? Send
me a message at Myhappy English dot com and let
me know. In everyday English conversations, we often use short
phrases to express agreement or shared feelings. Three common phrases
are me too, me neither, and me either. While me
too is easy to use, me neither and me either
can be confusing for a lot of English learners. This
lesson will help you understand how to use these phrases
correctly and confidently. Me too, me neither, and me either.
These are such simple phrases, but they actually get at
how we agree and connect with each other, even disagree.
By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to
understand the differences between me too, me neither, and me either,
and use these phrases correctly in daily conversations. You know,
I love having coffee here me too.
Speaker 2: I have a lot of fun listening to this podcast.
Speaker 1: Oh me Too. I love Taylor Swift's new song me too.
Me too, So basic, so powerful. You know, it's more
than just agreeing. It's this instant validation thing, like you
and the person you're talking to become instant buddies. Me
too creates this sense of belonging, like you're both on
the same wavelength. Me too builds rapport with the other person,
which I guess explains why we like people who agree
with us, and we can even bond with people over
something we don't like. When you agree with someone about
something that they don't like, you can use me neither.
While me too is the agreement reply to a positive statement,
me neither is the agreement reply to a negative statement.
Speaker 2: I don't like rainy weather, me neither. I have to
say I don't like eating celery, me neither.
Speaker 1: I definitely don't want to work overtime on Friday, me neither,
me neither. This also helps us build connections with others
when they talk about something they don't like by showing
them that we feel the same way. We're naturally drawn
to other people who feel the way we do, even
when we don't like something. And here's a cultural twist,
something that you've probably heard in movies or TV shows.
I hope you're sitting down for this, because here it comes.
In American English. We tend to use me either to
show agreement with someone who talks about something they don't like.
Speaker 2: I don't feel like cooking tonight. Me either. I didn't
understand what the boss was talking about. Me either. I'm
not ready for the exam tomorrow. Me either.
Speaker 1: Both me neither and me either are grammatically correct with
negative sentences, but there's a cultural twist. Me neither is
more common in British English. And me either. Well, that's
just classic conversational American English. I know that's probably something
that you didn't learn in school, and it may sound
a little strange, but that's how things go in American English.
Knowing this will help you communicate better and more naturally.
Keep in mind the best way to remember this and
any other word or phrase in English is to take
that word or phrase, write it in a sentence that's
true for you or true in your world, and then
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