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Hello all,
I have been seeing lately affirmative phrases with either, but I thought it wasn't possible to use either in these phrases, only in negative ones.
For example:
You are either with us or against us.
He wanted to build either a gambling casino or a convent.
What's the meaning of 'either' in these phrases?
The use of either 
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