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Neither..... nor.......:

My TV set isn't old. My computer isn't old.→ Neither my TV set nor my computer is / are old 

 Karim isn't lazy. He isn't stupid.→  Karim is neither lazy nor stupid 

 Omar isn't late. Youcef isn't late → Neither Omar nor Youcef is / are late 

 Kate does not like chatting. She doesn't like surfing on the net.→  Kate neither likes chatting nor surfing on the net.

either..........or :

Ryan: Do you want to have a computer or a video for your birthday? Lydia: I want both.

 Ryan: I'm really sorry. You can have either a computer or a video. You can't have both.

Neither ... nor...:

is a conjunction. It refers to 2 people or 2 things. 

It takes either a singular or a plural verb.

E.g. Neither Tom nor Mary know (s) computing.

Either ... or...':

 is a conjunction. It refers to 2 elements. It takes a singular verb.

e.g. You can have either a PC or a video. 

e.g. Either Eve or John has been invited.

We use either...or... to make a choice

eg: They will spend the evening either a the theatre or at the cinema.

I will camp either on the beach or in the forest.

We use neither...nor... to join two negative statements.

eg: I don't practise basket-ball. I don't practise volley-ball.

I practise neither basket-ball nor volley-ball.

Ken didn't phone me. Stan didn't phone me. Neither Ken nor_Stan phoned me.

Notice that when we use neither...nor..., the verb is affirmative.