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Negative agreement

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In spoken English, Which is acceptable or Both ?
Linda: "I will never go mountaining again".
MarK :"............."
A.Me, neither
B.Me, either
C.Both of them are correct

I'd be glad if you left a reply here. :evil: :twisted:
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It depends on...you're a teacher, right?

If your goal is to make it clear to yourself, I'll probably refrain from answering for I may be wrong.
But if you just wish to check someone's grammar skills, this test seems to be little bit too short. Or, will be there a continuation?
Well, I'd say 'me, neither'.
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A bunch of thanks to you ,Mr Andrew.Because a certain teacher of English said that both of the answers were acceptable in that case. :lol: 8-) If someone has more ideas, please share with me.Thanks again.
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You are welcome Tandang. It is very likely that not long ago another English teacher told me the same. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Now, do you know how many syllables are in the word 'syllable'?
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three syllables, of course.
Linda: "I will never go mountaining again".
MarK :"............."
A.Me, neither
B.Me, either
C.Both of them are correct

Answer: Me, neither ( But a certain teacher said that B was correct.So I want to get more experience from native English speaking people.)
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Three syllables you say? Well, it is a correct answer. However, I've a doubt that those who believe that 'syllable' contains three syllables will ever build communism :cry:
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"I've a doubt that those who believe that 'syllable' contains three syllables will ever build communism ."
What do you mean by saying that ? What are you alluding to ? Please make it clearer ?
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Nothing special dear Tamdang, that was just a silly joke :-( , something that someone may utter just before falling asleep. Really, who build communism nowadays?
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Thanks for your explanation.It may be cultural differences or language barrier that made me confused. "Really, who build communism nowadays?" is another joke, isn't it?
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That was not a joke dear Tamdang, but rather a rethorical figure of speech which are so widely used in Russian language.
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Thanks again. I guess you are a Russian, aren't you ? I'm really glad to more knowledge from you.Nice to meet you.Ta ta for now.
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Hi Tamdang,

your guess is absolutely correct. I am Russian. My sitizenship seems to match my nationality either.
And I in turn assume that you are neither Russian nor live in Russia, do you?

Andrew
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