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Agreeing

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How would you express agreeing with the following statement: I USED TO BE SHY WHEN I WAS A KID.
Some of my colleagues think it should by SO WAS I. but I think it should be SO DID I.
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Strictly speaking 'did' (relating to verb 'used') is correct.
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