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Michael
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:54 am
Post subject: "Me too" or "You too"? |
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Hi,
With statements like:
"Nice to meet you."
"I look forward in meeting you."
Should the response be "Me too." or "You too."? Is it "me too" for the
first statement, and "you too" for the second?
Regards,
Michael
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CyberCypher
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 12:08 pm
Post subject: Re: "Me too" or "You too"? |
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Michael wrote on 09 Nov 2004:
| Quote: | Hi,
With statements like:
"Nice to meet you."
"I look forward in meeting you."
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"look forward to"
| Quote: | Should the response be "Me too." or "You too."? Is it "me too" for
the first statement, and "you too" for the second?
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"Nice to meet you too" is one standard response. In movies that like to
have lower-class women attempt to mimic their social superiors, you
will also hear "Likewise, I'm sure".
The response "Me too" is much too perfunctory, and "You too" is
illogical and not idiomatic.
--
Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor
For email, replace numbers with English alphabet. |
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Jacqui
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 12:15 pm
Post subject: Re: "Me too" or "You too"? |
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CyberCypher wibbled
| Quote: | For example: While "You too" would be fine in response to "Nice
to meet you";
It's not fine in my dialect or in any standard dialect of English
I know of. "Nice to meet" is required before the "you too" to be
fine.
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Of course it is fine in standard English. It's a recognised contraction
- it's understood that the whole sentence is 'and it's nice to meet you
too' or something similar, but no one wants to bother with the whole
thing for what is, after all, mostly a platitude. There are dozens -
hundreds? - of other similar situations where we use similar verbal
shorthand and no one blinks twice at it.
Jac
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John Seeliger
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 12:22 pm
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"CyberCypher" <cybercypher@19-16-25-13-01-03.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Michael wrote on 09 Nov 2004:
Hi,
With statements like:
"Nice to meet you."
"I look forward in meeting you."
"look forward to"
Should the response be "Me too." or "You too."? Is it "me too" for
the first statement, and "you too" for the second?
"Nice to meet you too" is one standard response. In movies that like to
have lower-class women attempt to mimic their social superiors, you
will also hear "Likewise, I'm sure".
The response "Me too" is much too perfunctory, and "You too" is
illogical and not idiomatic.
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There was a Dilbert strip where he had AWS (Attractive Woman Syndrome) and
he meet the new woman at work and when introduced to her freaks out and says
"It's a pleasure to meet me. I hope you never find a live turtle in your
soup." |
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Tony Cooper
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 12:31 pm
Post subject: Re: "Me too" or "You too"? |
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On 8 Nov 2004 20:54:25 -0800, dayzman@gmail.com (Michael) wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
With statements like:
"Nice to meet you."
"I look forward in meeting you."
Should the response be "Me too." or "You too."? Is it "me too" for the
first statement, and "you too" for the second?
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Someone's going to tell you "The correct response is .........".
That's nonsense. The phrases you wrote above, and all the phrases
like them, are meaningless platitudes that are social conventions we
use as a form of greeting. You can reply with just about any equally
meaningless platitude without offending or causing attention.
Common replies are "It's nice to meet you" with a slight inflection on
the "you" or "It's nice to meet you, too." Or, you can say "It's a
pleasure meeting you" or anything that comes to mind. The person
you're speaking to really isn't going to analyze the statement or even
pay attention to the words. You could say "My hovercraft is full of
eels" and it would slide by if you look the person in the eye and
smile. Your physical reaction and expression is more likely to be
noticed than the words.
People who speak English, especially Americans, don't consider this
type of greeting to be formal or subject to rules. A friendly
expression, a smile, and a firm handshake will serve you better than
worrying about the proper phraseology of greetings. Hold back on the
handshake, though, until the other person gives some indication of
doing so. Some people don't like shaking hands. |
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R J Valentine
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:01 pm
Post subject: Re: "Me too" or "You too"? |
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On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 05:31:38 GMT Tony Cooper <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> wrote:
} On 8 Nov 2004 20:54:25 -0800, dayzman@gmail.com (Michael) wrote:
}
}>Hi,
}>With statements like:
}>"Nice to meet you."
}>"I look forward in meeting you."
}>
}>Should the response be "Me too." or "You too."? Is it "me too" for the
}>first statement, and "you too" for the second?
}
} Someone's going to tell you "The correct response is .........".
} That's nonsense. The phrases you wrote above, and all the phrases
} like them, are meaningless platitudes that are social conventions we
} use as a form of greeting. You can reply with just about any equally
} meaningless platitude without offending or causing attention.
The correct response is "No problem."
} Common replies are "It's nice to meet you" with a slight inflection on
} the "you" or "It's nice to meet you, too." Or, you can say "It's a
} pleasure meeting you" or anything that comes to mind. The person
} you're speaking to really isn't going to analyze the statement or even
} pay attention to the words. You could say "My hovercraft is full of
} eels" and it would slide by if you look the person in the eye and
} smile. Your physical reaction and expression is more likely to be
} noticed than the words.
Someone decades ago reported saying to everyone on a reception line, "I
just shot my mother-in-law." He was caught up short when he realized that
someone several beyond him now had responded just as pleasantly, "She
certainly had it coming." (It's probably googlable.)
} People who speak English, especially Americans, don't consider this
} type of greeting to be formal or subject to rules. A friendly
} expression, a smile, and a firm handshake will serve you better than
} worrying about the proper phraseology of greetings. Hold back on the
} handshake, though, until the other person gives some indication of
} doing so. Some people don't like shaking hands.
And it's the prerogative of the socially senior person to offer. I hear
you're not supposed to hug HM The Queen; but, on her visit to The
Laurelplex (FLMAIA) a few years back, someone did just that (probably
called her "Hon" {= erkIPA [hVn]}, too).
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R. J. Valentine <mailto:rj@smart.net> |
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Vivek Khemka
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:32 pm
Post subject: Re: "Me too" or "You too"? |
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Hi,
While I am in agreement with Mr. Cooper - i would like to add that some
expressions, as pointed out by Ms. CyberCypher the teacher, are
grammatically incorrect.
For example: While "You too" would be fine in response to "Nice to meet
you"; "Me too" will not be. You are better off saying "My hovercraft is
full of eels" :)
Regards,
Vivek Khemka |
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Vivek Khemka
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:33 pm
Post subject: Re: "Me too" or "You too"? |
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Hi,
While I am in agreement with Mr. Cooper - i would like to add that some
expressions, as pointed out by Ms. CyberCypher the teacher, are
grammatically incorrect.
For example: While "You too" would be fine in response to "Nice to meet
you"; "Me too" will not be. You are better off saying "My hovercraft is
full of eels" :)
Regards,
Vivek Khemka |
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Vivek Khemka
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:33 pm
Post subject: Re: "Me too" or "You too"? |
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Hi,
While I am in agreement with Mr. Cooper - i would like to add that some
expressions, as pointed out by Ms. CyberCypher the teacher, are
grammatically incorrect.
For example: While "You too" would be fine in response to "Nice to meet
you"; "Me too" will not be. You are better off saying "My hovercraft is
full of eels" :)
Regards,
Vivek Khemka |
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CyberCypher
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:05 pm
Post subject: Re: "Me too" or "You too"? |
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Vivek Khemka wrote on 09 Nov 2004:
| Quote: | Hi,
While I am in agreement with Mr. Cooper - i would like to add that
some expressions, as pointed out by Ms. CyberCypher the teacher,
are grammatically incorrect.
For example: While "You too" would be fine in response to "Nice to
meet you";
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It's not fine in my dialect or in any standard dialect of English I
know of. "Nice to meet" is required before the "you too" to be fine.
| Quote: | "Me too" will not be. You are better off saying "My
hovercraft is full of eels" 
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This sentence is a fine response to any greeting and an unassailable
answer to any type of question. For example:
A: You're not going to Trader Vic's for dinner tonight, are you?
B: My hovercraft is full of eels.
B is obviously going to have a fish-fry[1] at home tonight.
[1] W3NID: eel
1.a. any of numerous voracious elongate snakelike teleost fishes that
constitute the order Apodes and that have a smooth slimy skin often
without scales, are destitute of pelvic and sometimes of pectoral fins,
and have the median fins confluent around the tail see ANGUILLA,
CONGER EEL, LEPTOCEPHALUS, MORAY
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Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor
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CyberCypher
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:47 pm
Post subject: Re: "Me too" or "You too"? |
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Jacqui wrote on 09 Nov 2004:
| Quote: | CyberCypher wibbled
For example: While "You too" would be fine in response to "Nice
to meet you";
It's not fine in my dialect or in any standard dialect of English
I know of. "Nice to meet" is required before the "you too" to be
fine.
Of course it is fine in standard English. It's a recognised
contraction - it's understood that the whole sentence is 'and it's
nice to meet you too' or something similar, but no one wants to
bother with the whole thing for what is, after all, mostly a
platitude. There are dozens - hundreds? - of other similar
situations where we use similar verbal shorthand and no one blinks
twice at it.
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I'm just much more formal than the rest of you native anglophones,
then. I can't remember ever saying "You too" in such a situation, but
that may just be my poor memory because I rarely meet new anglophones
anymore. But I see after a brief gooling of the exchange, that you guys
are right and I'm wrong about standard English, so I retract my
statement.
--
Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor
For email, replace numbers with English alphabet. |
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FB
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:47 pm
Post subject: Re: "Me too" or "You too"? |
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On 9 Nov 2004 05:08:23 GMT, CyberCypher wrote:
| Quote: | "Nice to meet you too" is one standard response. In movies that like to
have lower-class women attempt to mimic their social superiors, you
will also hear "Likewise, I'm sure".
The response "Me too" is much too perfunctory, and "You too" is
illogical and not idiomatic.
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Isn't "me, too", just wrong?
"It is nice to meet you"
"Me, too"? "Me, too" what?
Bye, FB
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CyberCypher
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:48 pm
Post subject: Re: "Me too" or "You too"? |
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FB wrote on 09 Nov 2004:
| Quote: | On 9 Nov 2004 05:08:23 GMT, CyberCypher wrote:
"Nice to meet you too" is one standard response. In movies that
like to have lower-class women attempt to mimic their social
superiors, you will also hear "Likewise, I'm sure".
The response "Me too" is much too perfunctory, and "You too" is
illogical and not idiomatic.
Isn't "me, too", just wrong?
"It is nice to meet you"
"Me, too"? "Me, too" what?
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Nice to meet me too.
You're right. It's just wrong.
--
Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor
For email, replace numbers with English alphabet. |
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Adrian Bailey
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:48 pm
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"Michael" <dayzman@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:429c032d.0411082054.755845dd@posting.google.com...
| Quote: | Hi,
With statements like:
"Nice to meet you."
"I look forward in meeting you."
Should the response be "Me too." or "You too."? Is it "me too" for the
first statement, and "you too" for the second?
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"You too" for both, but neither usage is particularly acceptable. A full
response is preferred:
"Nice to meet you too".
"I look forward to meeting you too."
Sorry, that's just the way it is.
Adrian |
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Michael Nitabach
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:48 pm
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dayzman@gmail.com (Michael) wrote in
news:429c032d.0411082054.755845dd@posting.google.com:
| Quote: | Hi,
With statements like:
"Nice to meet you."
"I look forward in meeting you."
Should the response be "Me too." or "You too."? Is it "me too" for
the first statement, and "you too" for the second?
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"Same here" is an idiomatic response in the United States.
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Mike Nitabach |
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