Me neither means I don't either, or nor me. You use it to agree with a negative statement, such as I don't like horror films. It's conversational; Neither do I says the same thing a little more formally.
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negative statement → Me neither. / Neither do I (can I, am I…); positive statement → Me too.
- 'I can't stand long queues at the airport.' 'Me neither, that's why I only take hand luggage.'
- 'I didn't understand the last part of the lecture.' 'Me neither. Let's ask the tutor.'
- 'I'm not going to the office party.' 'Neither am I, I'm too tired this week.'
What changed
First version'I don't really like spicy food.' 'Me too.'
Revision'I don't really like spicy food.' 'Me neither.'
Me too agrees only with a positive statement: I like jazz. — Me too. If the sentence you're answering is negative, for example it has don't, you need Me neither.
Neither do I is built like a question: after neither comes the verb from the other person's sentence. To I can't swim you reply Neither can I; to I wasn't there, Neither was I. Me neither is shorter and fits any negative statement. In informal American English you also hear Me either with the same meaning.
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'I don't drink coffee after six.' '___. It keeps me awake all night.'
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Me neither — The speaker makes a negative statement: I don't drink coffee after six. To agree with it, say Me neither. So do I only answers a positive statement, such as I drink coffee every morning, so it doesn't work after don't.
Write a short dialogue with a friend about something neither of you likes doing at weekends. They make a negative statement, and you reply Me neither and add what you prefer to do.
'I don't like getting up early on Saturdays.' 'Me neither, I'd rather sleep until ten and have a late breakfast.'
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