"I couldn't sleep last night. I bet you guys couldn't either".
Does the second sentence mean "I bet you too, guys"?
Is it correct to use "either" like that or is it just slang?
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"I couldn't sleep last night. I bet you guys couldn't either".
Does the second sentence mean "I bet you too, guys"?
Is it correct to use "either" like that or is it just slang?
Best Answer
When you want to say that you, or someone else, has done the same as someone else, you use too, indeed.
However, in the negative, if you want to say they have not done something, just like someone else has not done it, you use either.
But:
Alternatively, you can substitute neither for not either (thanks WS2):
If you would use too in a negative sentence, it means something else:
Notice that now, I did score those points, and I am betting that someone else can not do it.