Neither can I.

Neither can I.
Neither can I.
I cannot do that either. (Any subject pronoun can be used in place of

I

.) •

Bill: No matter what they do to them, I just can't stand sweet potatoes! Bob: Neither can I.

John: Let's go. I cannot tolerate the smoke in here. Jane: Neither can I.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • neither — 1. pronunciation. Both pronunciations, niy dhǝ and nee dhǝ, are about equally common. 2. parts of speech. Neither functions in two ways: as an adjective or pronoun, and as an adverb or conjunction. a) adjective and pronoun. Neither means ‘not the …   Modern English usage

  • Neither — Nei ther (n[=e] [th][ e]r or n[imac] [th][ e]r; 277), a. [OE. neither, nother, nouther, AS. n[=a]w[eth]er, n[=a]hw[ae][eth]er; n[=a] never, not + hw[ae][eth]er whether. The word has followed the form of either. See {No}, and {Whether}, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • neither — nei|ther [ niðər, naıðər ] function word, quantifier *** Neither can be used in the following ways: as a way of showing how a sentence or clause is related to what has already been said: I can t play tennis, but neither can you. as a conjunction… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • neither */*/*/ — UK [ˈnaɪðə(r)] / UK [ˈniːðə(r)] / US [ˈnɪðər] / US [ˈnaɪðər] conjunction, determiner, pronoun Summary: Neither can be used in the following ways: as a way of showing how a sentence or clause is related to what has already been said: I can t play… …   English dictionary

  • neither */*/*/ — [ˈniːðə] , [ˈnaɪðə] grammar word summary: Neither can be: ■ an adverb: I can t play tennis, but neither can you. ■ a conjunction with nor: Neither Simon nor Sally can swim. ■ a determiner: Neither woman seemed sure of what to say. ■ a pronoun:… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • neither — /nee dheuhr, nuy /, conj. 1. not either, as of persons or things specified (usually fol. by nor): Neither John nor Betty is at home. 2. nor; nor yet; no more: Bob can t go, and neither can I. If she doesn t want it, neither do I. adj. 3. not… …   Universalium

  • neither — nei•ther [[t]ˈni ðər, ˈnaɪ [/t]] conj. 1) fun not either, as of persons or things specified (usu. fol. by nor): Neither John nor Betty is at home[/ex] 2) fun nor; nor yet; no more: Bob can t go; neither can I[/ex] 3) fun not either; not the one… …   From formal English to slang

  • neither — 1 determiner, pronoun not one or the other of two people or things: neither person/thing etc: Neither parent cares what happens to the child. | neither of them/the people etc: Both players have been warned, but neither of them seem to take it… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • neither — adj., pron., adv., & conj. adj. & pron. (foll. by sing. verb) 1 not the one nor the other (of two things); not either (neither of the accusations is true; neither of them knows; neither wish was granted; neither went to the fair). 2 disp. none of …   Useful english dictionary

  • Neither One of Us (album) — Neither One of Us Studio album by Gladys Knight the Pips Released March 1973 …   Wikipedia

  • Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) — Single by Gladys Knight the Pips from the album Neither One of Us B side Can t Give It Up No More Released …   Wikipedia

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