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So am I / Me too.

0Hello. Would you give me some tip on the usage of / the difference between 02br
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00(1) So am I / So do I. 02br
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00(2) Me too. 02br
00??? 02br
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00Thank you for your help! 0-
  

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0 I think you can use both 'so am I' or 'me too', and 'so do I' or 'me too'. It's just that 'so am I' and 'so do I' sound more proper and are grammaticaly better to use. 0-

  • 0 I think you can use both 'so am I' or 'me too', and 'so do I' or 'me too'.
  • It's just that 'so am I' and 'so do I' sound more proper and are grammaticaly better to use.
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0 I think you can use both 'so am I' or 'me too', and 'so do I' or 'me too'. It's just that 'so am I' and 'so do I' sound more proper and are grammaticaly better to use. 0-
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0 "So am I", "so do I" and "me too", the difference in usage. 02br
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00e.g. 02br
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001) 02br
00i) Mary: I am fed up with eating baked beans for breakfast every day. 02br
00ii) Jane: So am I/Me too. ( you cannot use "so do I") 02br
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002) 02br
00i) Mary: I hate eating baked beans. 02br
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0 "me too" seems to have a universal use. 02br
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00You can use "so do I" If there's no auxiliary in the main/first sentence, and if the verb's in the present tense: 02br
00"I love reading!" - "so do I" 02br
00"John hates bacon" - "so do I" 02br
00etc... 02br
00You can use "so am i" if "to be" is used in the present tense in t
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0 And then there's "So have I"! 02br
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00I have been away for a three weeks. 02br
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00What a coincidence! So have I! 0-
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0 Ad 3) 02br
00i) Mary: My favourite is eggs, bacon and sausages for breakfast. 02br
00ii) Jane: So is mine. 02br
00I'm not a native speaker too, but I'd use this expression. "Mee too!" sounds a little bit...strange I think. 0-
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0 I'd say: 02br
00"my favourite breakfast is..." 02br
00"so is mine" 02br
00But "me too" sounds good too. 0-
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0 "Mine too", maybe? 02br
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we use so do I when there is a notional verb

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