Good Luck! how should I answer, instead of saying you too: so do you? is it correct?

Claudia

Jun 1, 2017 5:24 PM

Savannah Martin 사바나

Example: Friend: 'Have a wonderful day!' me: 'You as well.' You as well works instead of 'you too'.

June 1, 2017

Savannah Martin 사바나

Claudia, so do you is not something you should say. It is wrong. You only use it in this example: I have five apples, so do you. (implying that you have the same amount of apples). Do not say, 'Have good luck.' Only say, 'Good luck'.

June 1, 2017 · Reply

Claudia

Thank you very much Savannah!

June 2, 2017 · Reply

Deborah Abdasalam

It would be fine to say, "You too!" Or you could say, "Good luck to you, too!" "So do you" would not make sense to a native English speaker.

June 1, 2017

Claudia

is it gramatically correct?

June 1, 2017 · Reply

Deborah Abdasalam

When someone says a phrase that ends in "do you," you are asking them a question. When you say "to you," you are giving them something, and in your example it is luck. You are giving luck to them, not asking them if they have luck. :)

June 1, 2017 · Reply

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