When You Can't Use "Too" (and "As Well")

You can use too and as well after affirmative sentences. An affirmative
sentence is a positive sentence ("I am a man"), NOT a negative sentence (I am
NOT a man).

Correct Examples:

A: I like this song.

B: Me too. / I like it too. (= So do I. / I do as well. I also like it.)

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A: I graduated from the University of British Columbia.

B: Really? Me too! / I did too! (= So did I. / I did as well. I also did.)

Incorrect Examples:

A: My mother can't drive a car.

B: My mother can't too. / My mother can't as well.

^ These sentences are wrong! The first sentence is negative (can NOT), so you
cannot use tooafter it. You should say:

"My mother can't either." - or - "Neither can my mom."

A: I haven't seen Michael today.

B: I haven't too. / I haven't seen him as well.

^ These are wrong too! The first sentence is negative (have NOT) again. You
should say:

"I haven't seen him either." - or - "Neither have I."

Rule: when the verb is negative, you cannot use "too." Remember that we are
talking about the verb and NOT the meaning of the message. For example, "I
hate carrots." has a negative meaning, but the verb hate is not in a negative
form. If you also hate carrots, you have to say "Me too!" since the previous
sentence does not have "NOT" in it.
Note: The word never makes a sentence negative. For example, "I have never
been there." / "Me neither." This is correct.

So what's the difference between either and neither? That's next.

Lesson 2: The Difference between Either and Neither

 The word "either" is used with a negative verb (e.g. have NOT).
 The word "neither" is used with an affirmative (positive) verb (e.g. have).

Both have the same meaning! Let's look at one of the previous examples.

A: My mother can't drive a car.

B: My mother can't (drive) either. / Neither can my mom.

^ Both of these answers are fine. Either goes at the end of a sentence that has
a negativeverb (can't). Neither goes at the beginning of a sentence before
an affirmative verb (can). Both expressions have the same meaning.

Let's look at the second example:

A: I haven't seen Michael today.

B: I haven't (seen him) either. / Neither have I.

That is the basic rule.

Sounds too Hard? Answer The Easy Way: "Me too" or "Me neither /
Me either!"

Usually we talk about ourselves. So when you want to say that something is also
true for you, you can say the easy answer "Me too!" instead of longer answers
like "So have I! / I have also! / I have as well!"

There is also an easy answer for negative sentences that are true for you. You
can just say either "Me neither! / Me either!" instead of "Neither have I. / I
haven't either." This is the easiest answer.

Which is better: "Me neither" or "Me either"?

"Me either" has 9.8 million hits on Google. "Me neither" has 4.4 million hits. This
suggests that "Me either" is a bit more common but you can use whichever you
want.