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Either/neither usage

What is the correct usage of these two words when responding to a statement? i.e.

- I don't like sausage.
- Me either.

Should the response be me either or me neither or something else entirely?
  

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My vote is "neither"... adv. Similarly not; also not: Just as you would not, so neither would they.

— MountainHiker

  • My vote is "neither"...
  • adv.
  • Similarly not; also not: Just as you would not, so neither would they.
  • Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2003 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
  • -I don't like sausage.
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My vote is "neither"...

adv.
Similarly not; also not: Just as you would not, so neither would they.

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2003 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

-I don't like sausage.
-Me neither.
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I don't like sausages.
- Me neither. (more informal)
- Neither do I.
- I don't, either.
- Nor do I. (I think this is mainly BrE, but I'm not sure)

I like sausages.
- Me too. (more informal)
- So do I.

Miriam
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