Me too, you too - responding to "Nice to meet you."
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You can say and you too.
“And you” sounds perfectly natural to me. “You too” has always seemed a little awkward to me, but I do hear it from native speakers. I wouldn't use “Me too,” though--it sounds like you mean “It's nice to meet me too,” which lacks a certain logical progression (though I could see how this might be useful for meeting to your alter ego in the mirror for the first time).
Really, you can get away with saying a lot of things, as long as they make some kind of sense. Most people expect that whatever you say after their greeting is some sort of reciprocation of the sentiment.
Really, you can get away with saying a lot of things, as long as they make some kind of sense. Most people expect that whatever you say after their greeting is some sort of reciprocation of the sentiment.
Aussies are experts at illogical greetings and responses. We use them all the time.
The most common response to 'Nice to meet you' is 'Same here'.
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The most common response to 'Nice to meet you' is 'Same here'.
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This might be a belated question, but do native speakers of English ever say "me too" in that situation? I found a weblog reporting that "me too" is used by native speakers of English, but I can't believe that.
Sometimes some of us do find ourselves saying that, but then we realize we have made a mistake, and are embarrassed and correct ourselves.
I think it happens because in many cases "me too" is the way we express agreement in casual speech.
Jack: I like ice cream.
Jill: Me too.
Jill: Me too.
In the present context, I might say "for me too" or "you too" but not plain "me too". I agree with Dwipper's Post #30.
On the question of to meet vs. meeting:
It was nice to meet you. [I wanted to meet you and am glad I did.]
"To meet" sees the moment of meeting.
It was nice meeting you. [I am glad I met you.]
"Meeting" sees the entirety of the meeting.
On the question of to meet vs. meeting:
It was nice to meet you. [I wanted to meet you and am glad I did.]
"To meet" sees the moment of meeting.
It was nice meeting you. [I am glad I met you.]
"Meeting" sees the entirety of the meeting.
Thank you!
Hi All
So, are '' Nice to meet you too '' and '' Me too '' used both in informal and formal introductions or should '' Nice to meet you too '' be preferred to '' Me too '' both formally and informally? For example between two students which one is used? I've heard that '' Nice to meet you too '' is better than '' Me too '' in this context. Regards post #4 the two alternative are only used in formal introductions, is that correct? And what about '' you too '' used nowadays?
So, are '' Nice to meet you too '' and '' Me too '' used both in informal and formal introductions or should '' Nice to meet you too '' be preferred to '' Me too '' both formally and informally? For example between two students which one is used? I've heard that '' Nice to meet you too '' is better than '' Me too '' in this context. Regards post #4 the two alternative are only used in formal introductions, is that correct? And what about '' you too '' used nowadays?
"Me too" really does not make sense here:
It's nice to meet me too.
I too am nice to meet you.
And "Nice to meet you too" seems to be saying "of course meeting me is a pleasure, and by the way, meeting you is a pleasure too".
So I prefer "My pleasure" for the context given.
It's nice to meet me too.
I too am nice to meet you.
And "Nice to meet you too" seems to be saying "of course meeting me is a pleasure, and by the way, meeting you is a pleasure too".
So I prefer "My pleasure" for the context given.
Entirely logical, but wouldn't you agree that in casual speech, quite a lot of people would say "Me too" just out of habit."Me too" really does not make sense here:
It's nice to meet me too.
I too am nice to meet you.
And "Nice to meet you too" seems to be saying "of course meeting me is a pleasure, and by the way, meeting you is a pleasure too".
And it actually doesn't bother me that much. It strikes me as a (slightly sloppy, yes) way to say "I reciprocate the emotion you have just expressed."
As somebody pointed out above, though, "Same here" is likely the best option, in informal contexts, at least for me.
I'm afraid I don't do enough introductions to be able to answer that, so I can only answer for myself.
I don’t interpret it this way at all. “Nice to meet you too” sounds completely acceptable to me.
Agreed, this is the shortest way of answering.
Regards post #12, I've heard that when it comes to '' my pleasure '', it only refers to formal language. I don't think that two students will use '' my pleasure '' if they are being introduced each other. What do all of you think about it?
Honestly, at least in the U.S., students probably wouldn't normally say "Nice to meet you" either. The more typical exchange would be something like:
John: Hey, this is my friend Bill.
Mike: (extends hand to Bill) Hey. How's it going?
Bill: (shaking Mike's hand) Hey.
(Maybe I'm exaggerating, but not by much.)
Thanks a lot all of you !
Hi All
According to your point of view natkretep, would you use '' Likewise '' formally instead? At any rate, the adjective '' half-hearted '' seems a piece of advice to rule it out both informally and formally. Can you clear this point please?
According to your point of view natkretep, would you use '' Likewise '' formally instead? At any rate, the adjective '' half-hearted '' seems a piece of advice to rule it out both informally and formally. Can you clear this point please?
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OK, thanks a lot