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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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either too

Hi

A: I do not like him.

b: I do not like him, either.

B: I do not like him too.

A': I do not like him and I do not visit him, either.

b': I do not, either.

B': I do not too.

B'': I do not do them(=like and visit), either.

Which sentence is incorrect?

Thanks
  

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" I don't like him either. I don't do it either. " I like him too.

  • " I don't like him either.
  • I don't do it either.
  • " I like him too.
  • I do that too.
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In the negative, as in your examples, use "either."

I don't like him either. I don't do it either.

In the positive, use "too."

I like him too. I do that too.
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Don't mix not with too!

Incorrect: I do not like him too. I do not too.

CJ
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Thanks!

Can we say?

A: I do not like him and I do not visit him, either.

B: I do not do them, either.

Could A mean either 'you do not and I do not either' or 'not this and not that either'?
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Context would tell you.

If person A had just said "I don't like like, and I don't visit him," then if person B says "I don't like him, and I don't visit him, either," the B is agreeing with A on both the "not liking" and the "not visiting."

If person A simply says "I don't like him, and I don't visit him either," then A is just making a statement about two things.
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Hi,
it's simple:
to add a negative sentence to a negative one, or to agree with someone using a negative sentence, use "either".
to add a positive sentence to a positive one, or to agree with someone using a positive sentence, use "too" or "also".

I don't like wine, and I don't like beer either.
A:I don't like beer. - B:Oh, I don't like it either.


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There is at least one situation in which you can combine 'too' with a negative.
Compare these two sentences:

1. Didn't you attend that meeting either?
2. Didn't you attend that meeting too?

In sentence 1, the speaker did not attend the meeting and asks if the same is true of you (you did not attend).

In sentence 2, the speaker believes that you (also)
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Didn't you attend that meeting too?
It is a positive sentence, right?

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