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 Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:20 pm
"Me neither" makes absolutely no sense. Nor does "Me either." People try to make it sound more sophisticated by saying "I don't, either," but it still doesn't work.
You have to say "Nor do I."
In context:
"I don't like that band."
"Nor do I."
Or this:
"I haven't done that."
"Nor have I."
The reason you have to use 'nor' is because of the rule: either and or; neither and nor. In a different context, it would be said:
"Neither Jim nor Jess likes that band." You have to use 'nor'. It's the only word that works.
Due to our speaking habits, we have become inclined to say "[something], either," or "[something], neither." This is utterly incorrect.
In proper context: "Neither Jim nor Jess has taken out the garbage."
And now for a fun anecdote:
In school, I was walking back to class from lunch in a long hallway. There were voices all around me, but two freshmen behind me were talking very loudly. One stated "Me either," and the other corrected her to say, "Me neither." They were yelling and arguing over which was right. Just about when they had decided both were correct, I stopped, turned around, and yelled, "It's 'nor I'!! 'Nor I'!!" And they were quiet.
So don't get it wrong.
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:32 pm
The only reason no one says "nor I" anymore is that it sounds too Victorian.
In conversation it really doesn't bother me.
(oh, and 48 65 6C 6C 6F to you too.)
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Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:45 am
Agreed. The only reason "nor I" isn't used anymore is because it sounds too Victorian.
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:10 pm
Maybe it's one of these differences between American English and Queen's English. What do you think?
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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:13 am
At this point, I think it's becoming like "I could care less."
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 3:55 pm
The English language is very improper in terms of every-day speaking. For example: "Don't you want a Fanta?" makes no sense either (should be "Do you not want a Fanta?") but at least we can understand what they're saying. I only ever have an issue with people who write in such a way that makes it exceptionally difficult to read/understand what they are trying to write.
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:38 pm
I agree with you, however when I use "nor" I get very strangle looks.
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Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 3:19 am
sailorstar165 At this point, I think it's becoming like "I could care less." I generally give a snarky response to this one...
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