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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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An appropriate Answer to "I love you"
When you were told "I love you." from someone. To show that the feeling is mutual, is it appropriate to use "Me too." as an answer?
I was told not to use it, and say "I love you too." instead.
But someone insists that it is not only okay but also among the popular answer used by native speakers in both England and the United States.
I guess it is related somehow to the popular argument of whether or not to use "me too" as an answer to "Nice to meet you."
Your inputs are greatly appreciated.
SS
I was told not to use it, and say "I love you too." instead.
But someone insists that it is not only okay but also among the popular answer used by native speakers in both England and the United States.
I guess it is related somehow to the popular argument of whether or not to use "me too" as an answer to "Nice to meet you."
Your inputs are greatly appreciated.
SS
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" from someone. " as an answer? No.
- " from someone.
- " as an answer?
- No.
- If Tom says 'I love you' to Mary, what he is saying means that 'Tom loves Mary'.
- If Mary says 'Me, too', what she is saying is that 'Mary loves Mary'.
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Hi,
When you were told "I love you." from someone. To show that the feeling is mutual, is it appropriate to use "Me too." as an answer? No.
If Tom says 'I love you' to Mary, what he is saying means that 'Tom loves Mary'. If Mary says 'Me, too', what she is saying is that 'Mary loves Mary'. Obviously, that's not what she means.
When you were told "I love you." from someone. To show that the feeling is mutual, is it appropriate to use "Me too." as an answer? No.
If Tom says 'I love you' to Mary, what he is saying means that 'Tom loves Mary'. If Mary says 'Me, too', what she is saying is that 'Mary loves Mary'. Obviously, that's not what she means.
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Another possibility could be:
"I love you."
"And I you."
It should be an ellipsis, where "love" is understood.
I'm quite sure I heard it once.
"I love you."
"And I you."
It should be an ellipsis, where "love" is understood.
I'm quite sure I heard it once.
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If my memory serves me correctly, I think there was an episode regarding this issue in Seinfeld.
Seinfeld said 'I love you' to his girlfriend, and the girlfriend simply says 'me too', and in the show, it's thought of as the girlfriend not feeling the same way, i.e. she doesn't love him, or that the emotional intensity is low, or that she just wants to pass it by (not fully accept it or ac
Seinfeld said 'I love you' to his girlfriend, and the girlfriend simply says 'me too', and in the show, it's thought of as the girlfriend not feeling the same way, i.e. she doesn't love him, or that the emotional intensity is low, or that she just wants to pass it by (not fully accept it or ac
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I was using anonymous account since I had a trouble logging in for some reason.
Thank you for your replies Clive and Mkyol.
You two helped me confirm my original thought.
As for the reply to "Nice to meet you!", I've personally never used "Me too!". If anything, in the situation that was rather casual, I have used "You too." before.
But, I always try to say "Nice to mee
Thank you for your replies Clive and Mkyol.
You two helped me confirm my original thought.
As for the reply to "Nice to meet you!", I've personally never used "Me too!". If anything, in the situation that was rather casual, I have used "You too." before.
But, I always try to say "Nice to mee
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Hi,
Needless to say "Me too." is not correct. But, what is your grammatical point of view for "You too."?
I've heard people of various status use it all the time.
It's grammatical, in the sense that it can be seen as an abbreviation of 'It's nice to meet you, too'.
It is, however, fairly informal. I probably wouldn't say it as
Needless to say "Me too." is not correct. But, what is your grammatical point of view for "You too."?
I've heard people of various status use it all the time.
It's grammatical, in the sense that it can be seen as an abbreviation of 'It's nice to meet you, too'.
It is, however, fairly informal. I probably wouldn't say it as
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Thanks Clive for the quick reply.
I also have to thank Tanit for the input earlier. I just missed your reply when I first checked this thread.
SS
I also have to thank Tanit for the input earlier. I just missed your reply when I first checked this thread.
SS
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Welcome, SS.
I copy here a comment from BBCLearningEnglish.
We can think of lots of other examples if we can think of the example of love and forgetting, you may hear in a film, for example, “I will always love
I copy here a comment from BBCLearningEnglish.
We can think of lots of other examples if we can think of the example of love and forgetting, you may hear in a film, for example, “I will always love
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"Me too" is simply wrong, it means you agree and also love the same person, (yourself). "I love you too" is correct as it specifies who you love.
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I always tells my wife I love you and answers me saying " love you too!
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