Vocabulary Bank

adding a second negative at the end — 'I don't, either.'

reassuring — but often used to postpone a real choice

quietly agreeing with a partner's present-perfect statement

joining two positives — 'both fast and cheap'

offering two options — 'either fast or cheap, choose one'

used to move on — 'either result is fine with me'

polite disagreement — 'She likes it, I don't.' / 'He doesn't smoke, I do.'

'either option is equally good/bad — I can't decide'

use the same helping verb (do/have/am) to react correctly

informal short reactions — very common in speech

joining two negatives — 'neither fast nor cheap'

agreeing with a negative — 'Neither do I / Neither have I'

quick, playful disagreement — 'You love mornings? Not me!'

very informal 'me too' — friendly agreement

agreeing with a positive — 'So do I / So have I'

informal — 'choose either one; both are fine'

the mistake many students make with double negatives

polite, flexible — offers options or softens a second negative

language used when talking about two people or two options

a negative that both people hold at the same time

the friendliest — used when two people agree on something positive