In Friends TV show series there's a conversation between Carol and Ross: Carol: I cant speak for Emily but Susan is in a loving, commited relationship. Ross: Carol, so were we.
I think Ross should have said : Carol, so we were.
Am I wrong? Why Ross said: so were we.
Ross said it right, because English language uses the invert form in this case, which is supposed to mean the following: something that I do the same. Other verbs can also be used in this form:: have, is, are, am, do, did etc.
Ordinarily you'd be right, but this is one of those cases where English speakers commonly invert the subject and the verb, for example:
Amelia: I just love old romantic movies.
Beatrice: So do I!
Unfortunately I can't find any references that specifically document this kind of usage. I'll keep looking to see if I can dig up something.
