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Alfonso April 17, 2008 12:16 PM

Thanks a lot, Rusty.
And...
I haven't got any coins.
Neither have I.
Is it correct?

Rusty April 17, 2008 12:22 PM

Another way to say también:

I saw the game yesterday.
So did I. (Me, too - Yo también)

Rusty April 17, 2008 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfonso (Post 6911)
Thanks a lot, Rusty.
And...
I haven't got any coins.
Neither have I. :good:
Is it correct?

I often say it that way. I've also heard 'Nor do I,' but the most common response is 'Me, neither.'

Rusty April 17, 2008 12:30 PM

By the way, 'I haven't got any change' is a better-sounding, and more likely sentence. We don't use coins in the same sense you are. If someone asked specifically for coins, we would say, 'I haven't got any coins.' But, mostly, when this question is asked, we assume someone wants change (cambio/vuelto) and we use that noun instead of coins.

Alfonso April 17, 2008 12:33 PM

Me, neither, this simplifies the question, as you can use it in the place of neither do I, neither am I and neither have I. Great!

I suppose you can use the same structures with different persons. For example:

I'm not going and neither are you.

Is this right?

Or, even:

It's not my fault, and neither hers is.

poli April 17, 2008 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 6910)
What about these other possibilities:

-I don't have any coins.
-Neither do I.

-I'm not buying the drinks.
-Neither am I.

Rusty is right, "Neither do I" is correct, but you are correct in this instance too. "Neither have I" works too(I think I say it that way sometimes), but it seems a little foreign to us. You may hear "neither have I" more frequently in Britain. Another way of saying "neither do I" is "I don't either"

Alfonso April 17, 2008 12:35 PM

Thanks a lot, Rusty. I was thinking of a magician on stage asking for some coins from the public. ;)

poli April 17, 2008 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfonso (Post 6917)
Thanks a lot, Rusty. I was thinking of a magician on stage asking for some coins from the public. ;)

and not considering a new vocation as mendigo pidiendos monedas a los
turistas en la calle montera

Alfonso April 17, 2008 02:19 PM

Poli? Have you ever been to Madrid? What kind of places in Madrid have you visited?

I think this changes the direction of the thread a little. But David is taking a Mexican siesta.... No hay moros en la costa.

Rusty April 17, 2008 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfonso (Post 6915)
Me, neither, this simplifies the question, as you can use it in the place of neither do I, neither am I and neither have I. Great!

I suppose you can use the same structures with different persons. For example:

I'm not going and neither are you. :good:

Is this right? :thumbsup:

Or, even:

It's not my fault, and neither hers is. :bad:

It's not my fault, nor is it hers. -or- It's not my fault, and neither is it hers. -or- It's not my fault, and it isn't hers either.


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