“Me either” as “so do I”/”me too”?
A friend of mine said something along the line of “I’m crazy about beads,” and somebody concurred by saying “me either.”
I’m convinced that this particular usage of “me either” is incorrect, but to be perfectly honest, the more I dwell on it, the more perplexing the problem seems to grow. I would be most appreciative if somebody could lend their expertise on the matter.
Thank you.
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You’re right. The answer is “me too” or “so am I”. You can’t say “so do I” and here’s why:
I’m crazy uses the verb “be” (am/is/are) so your answer needs to use the same verb.
In order to say “so do I” your friend would need to say something like “I love beads”.
As for the “me either”, it’s ungrammatical . You can use “neither do I” or “nor do I” if your friend were to say “I don’t like beads” (i.e. in the negative). “Me neither” is also possible here.
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It seems like ‘me either’ would be more of a validating negative response. Good question though, would be interesting to see a expert’s opinion!
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Definitely should have been ‘me too.’
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you’re right…it should have been me too or so do I
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