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are they same?

No,either means any and neither means none.

You can either eat your supper or go hungry. (provide two options to choose from)

or

I didn't enjoy the party either.(negative action or statement)

Neither of us were able to sleep last night. (two situations or objects that did something or experienced something.)

Google next time or I will use lmgtfy.

@Quiztis
Yeah,if you're into fancy explanations.

Or if you are a regular user and want your answer. Fast.

They're different. If someone asks you whether you want to eat apples or oranges, replying with "either apples or oranges" means apples or oranges, and "neither apples nor oranges" means not apples and not oranges. I think most people think of either as exclusive, so they mean "apples or oranges but not both." In programming, I believe either (for things like the || operator) is typically inclusive, so it means "apples or oranges or both."

Edit: Quiztis's answer is also true. The words either and neither have several different usages.

It's simple to remember by thinking of Neither as Not Either (although there is a slight difference in usage). Why you have to type nor instead of or when using neither? Nobody knows...

I came here thinking this would be a thread about whether they're pronounced 'Eee-ther' or 'Eye-ther'. I was planning to say "You can say either". But now I can't.